1. Jean-François Godbout

    A simple search on the Web shows French-speakers themselves until now aren't generally agreeing to use it that way. Myself, I have never yet. As for decades ago, both uses remain up to 2000. Since then, history remains to be seen for it to become of any significant usage. The form e.g. 'dix-neuf cent cinquante' is widespread when talking about history and tends to be used more while getting older - quite curiously. For 'vingt-cents' = 2000, it's not yet been accepted as natural by French-speakers. Probably because a sense of styling, linked with history and oldening. While the years are not far off, they're said the more modern and rational manner. Wouldn't it be the same, though in English? English-speakers have only recently felt a need to protect their language as has been an habit since long for French. http://teacherweb.com/MA/WatertownHigh/MrsHayes/NUMBERS-revised.pdf http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nombres_en_français#Centaines_vig.C3.A9simales

  2. Barnaby Walters

    Perhaps, but in terms of energy usage per user, I'm willing to bet that iCloud is more energy efficient than if each of those millions of users was to set up their own server. Even if each family/whatever did it, there is still an advantage to real 'cloud' clouds.

    With the advent of the Raspberry Pi that could change, however. Which is one of the reasons I'm looking at personal cloud servers. Bring on the Pi in the Sky! :)

  3. wilfred@diasp.org

    Interesting. I'm used to acoustics with neck joints at the 12th or 14th fret -- not the 13th. Is the top sitka spruce? On some of my acoustics, I've improved the tone with a bone saddle and nut (denser than some of the plastics). Does the guitar intonate correctly? Have you checked with a strobe? I'm assuming it does; I noticed what looks like a compensated saddle. - Any chance of adding fret markers? Got a Baby Taylor recently- Great guitar, except it goes out of tune easily.