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Just because an official body gives a single definition doesn't mean it's unambiguous. Real communication isn't bound by official bodies. When I say my computer
by wat10000 9mo ago
Just because an official body gives a single definition doesn't mean it's unambiguous. Real communication isn't bound by official bodies. When I say my computer has 16GB of RAM, that does not mean exactly 16 billion bytes.
I need to update my language accordingly? No thanks. I'll keep saying what I say and nothing will happen.
- breezykoi 9mo agoReal communication isn't bound by official bodies, but it also doesn't work by everyone "just saying what they say" and hoping for the best...
- wat10000 9mo agoRight, it works by a bunch of different people all using the words in the same way to communicate. Like, say, various SI prefixes being used to mean powers of two in computing contexts by large numbers of people for longer than most of us have been alive.