Agent641@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 23 hours agoDid you check inside the box?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down113
arrow-up1199arrow-down1imageDid you check inside the box?lemmy.worldAgent641@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 23 hours agomessage-square47linkfedilink
minus-squaresik0fewl@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·13 hours agoNo, the problem is making up a new word (gibibyte) and expecting people to use it when there’s already a word for that (gigabyte). It’s the hard drive manufacturers that should change.
minus-squareBitUnWise@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 hours agoI want to agree with you, but the war is lost. Giga is billion and Gibi is 2^30
No, the problem is making up a new word (gibibyte) and expecting people to use it when there’s already a word for that (gigabyte).
It’s the hard drive manufacturers that should change.
I want to agree with you, but the war is lost. Giga is billion and Gibi is 2^30