On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 03:31:31PM +0000, the hatter wrote: > Another obscure but official unit which I occassionally use in the correct > context is a jiffy, as in "just a jiffy", which is actually 1/50th (or > occassionally 1/60th of a second depending on what video standard you're > using)
Hmm.. Have you checked what the Linux kernel source thinks about jiffies recently? tjc -- Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.