[niccaluim]

This isn't flight control software. It's a blog post. There aren't any "mistakes" to prevent. The website is not going to crash into Mars.

Good writers write for their audience. His audience is accustomed to thinking in miles.

[lostlogin]

It would be interesting to see the analytics - I'm not disagreeing and the site is presumably funded by American taxes, but people like the site aren't all American.

[brador]

Great writers educate their audience.