What exactly is "exact" (was Clean Singleton Docstrings)

Marko Rauhamaa marko at pacujo.net
Wed Jul 20 03:16:53 EDT 2016


Random832 <random832 at fastmail.com>:

> On Tue, Jul 19, 2016, at 18:17, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
>> I'd love it if batteries were priced per joule, or even per
>> kilowatt-hour.
>
> Typically their capacity is labeled in amp-hours.

Did you really see that labeled on the (nonrechargeable AA) battery?

> You have to know your devices to know if the voltage difference
> between different battery types (Which ranges from 1.2 to 1.7 for
> nominal-1.5 AAA/AA/C/D cells, and may be lower under load) is
> significant or not, and in what direction.

Well, your amp hours will be shittier with a lower voltage. That's why
reporting joules would be more honest.


Marko



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