this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2023
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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago

We need to get rid of the gigabyte/gibibyte confusion. As a result, 1 GB now equals 1 GiB! Yes, that means that one bit equals 1.073 bibits but at least disk space is unambiguous now! Also, the kilogram is now 1 pound

and to make scientists happy, 0° Fahrenheit is now absolute zero and 100 °F is the boiling point of water.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It feels like users of the imperial system are allergic to unit-prefixes.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

and to fraction-free measurements...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did you know 1/10th is a fraction? It's true!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

Meh, id rather write it as 3.2/32

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

amazing

i don't know how I can incorporate this into my work, but I'm going to

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Finally, a unit of data measurement that isn't base ten!

[–] Sonotsugipaa 11 points 2 years ago

32768 is a nice and round number wants to know your location

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

That's a big dk