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KB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory? (lemm.ee)

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[-] electricprism@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Dec = 10 Cent = 100 Mil = 1000

Using historical, global linear language sounds good to me

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeral_prefix

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago

Metric uses those for numbers less than 1, a situation that doesn't arrise in computing. There is nothing less than a bit, whether its set to 1 or 0.

[-] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

If you wanna be American, you gotta start thinking outside the box. A bit has two states, right? So a half-bit has only one state. Half-bits are truly American.

[-] electricprism@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

All hail Analog! ;P

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