of course the implication of the prefix confusion is a built-in uncertainty of 7% anytime someone refers to "gigabytes".

Kelsey Jordahl

@kajord

As stupid as it sounds to say "Gebibytes", it's a tough argument to make that HD manufactures using giga = 1e9 is just a marketing ploy.

3/29/2017, 1:38:44 PM

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Kelsey Jordahl

@kajord

of course the implication of the prefix confusion is a built-in uncertainty of 7% anytime someone refers to "gigabytes".

3/29/2017, 1:40:10 PM

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Kelsey Jordahl

@kajord

or 10% for terabytes!

3/29/2017, 1:40:28 PM

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Kelsey Jordahl

@kajord

and apparently it's "gibibytes" (GiB), not gebibytes.

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Kelsey Jordahl

@kajord

but there are mebiybtes and tebibytes. But kibibytes, not kebibytes.

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Kelsey Jordahl

@kajord

no wonder these never caught on.

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