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It doesn't have to be 2.55MBps averaged over the entire stream. It could be 2.55MBps during bursts of buffering. That being said... Listing the headers in all
by JshWright 14y ago
It doesn't have to be 2.55MBps averaged over the entire stream. It could be 2.55MBps during bursts of buffering.
That being said... Listing the headers in all caps (without so much as clarifying in the accompanying post) was a mean thing to do...
- redthrowaway 14y agoI'd argue that deciding to name 8 bits a byte and making the abbreviation of the latter simply the capitalization of the former was an ill-considered choice, and has led to much confusion, consternation, and gnashing of teeth over the years.
- sliverstorm 14y agoIf we could just agree to use only one or the other, we'd be fine!
- noselasd 14y agoWe should adopt the telecom term octet, and just get rid of the term byte. Then again "Megaoctet" doesn't quite flow, but there would be no confusion between a bit and an octet however you abbreviate it. We're still left with is deciding whether to multiply by 1000 or 1024 for each magnitude though.