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The kB/KB/KiB explanation alone is worth the click. Wish someone had shown me those links the first time I saw "kibi" and did a WTF doubletake lamenting the de
by rkagerer 6y ago
The kB/KB/KiB explanation alone is worth the click. Wish someone had shown me those links the first time I saw "kibi" and did a WTF doubletake lamenting the decline of the convention I grew up with.
- pedrocr 6y agoIt's one of my pet peeves to see "b" used for bytes and "m" used for mega. Makes you have to fish out the units from context. Most of the time it's obvious, your file is not really "16 mb" or 16 thousands of a bit, but sometimes the b/B swap is not obvious as both could apply.