Draft proposal for SI units for bitching...
... as proposed by Jeri Ellsworth: the "Jones", after EEVblog's Dave Jones. As with all SI units, we must define it in terms of base units, so I propose this: 1 Jones = (# of complaints about a topic) * (sum of levels of annoyance caused by said complaints weighted by exposure frequency to causative events, in seconds between exposures) * (# of people likely to be exposed to your ranting) Obviously, the level of annoyance varies from person to person; I imagine a level 1 annoyance ("mild eye rolling followed by repetition of action until desired result is achieved") for a more patient colleague might be a level 5 annoyance to me ("loud sigh with posture change and muttered profanity") and could rank to a level 100 for someone else ("widely distributed internet video rant with attendant behavioral change and increased probability of property damage to exact retribution on an inanimate object"). As a practical example I'll float m...