# File lib/sup/util.rb, line 494
  def to_nice_distance_s from=Time.now
    later_than = (self < from)
    diff = (self.to_i - from.to_i).abs.to_f
    text = 
      [ ["second", 60],
        ["minute", 60],
        ["hour", 24],
        ["day", 7],
        ["week", 4.345], # heh heh
        ["month", 12],
        ["year", nil],
      ].argfind do |unit, size|
        if diff.round <= 1
          "one #{unit}"
        elsif size.nil? || diff.round < size
          "#{diff.round} #{unit}s"
        else
          diff /= size.to_f
          false
        end
      end
    if later_than
      text + " ago"
    else
      "in " + text
    end  
  end