Why does anyone think low level is a good idea? you're going to spend all your time having to add 'redundant' zeros. I guess this is discussed at length elsewhere...
Not sure, every discussion I've ever seen on the topic came to the conclusion that high-level is better.For small amounts (like will most likely be used in the future if Bitcoin becomes widely adopted), it's perhaps easier to use the low level format. What's easier to write and think about, 0.000001 Bitcoins or 1000 Satoshis/base units?
In general, high level is better for numbers intended for human use, whereas I think low level is better for numbers intended for computer use. A URI is kind of a mix between the two, as a human creates the link, a human clicks on it, but a computer parses the data.
