2026-11-06 00:27 UTC
No, the problem is making up a new word (gibibyte) and expecting people to use it when there’s already a word for that (gigabyte).
It’s the hard drive manufacturers that should change.
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@BitUnWise@programming.dev 2026-11-06 02:02
I want to agree with you, but the war is lost. Giga is billion and Gibi is 2^30
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@ulterno@programming.dev 2026-11-08 05:53
Let’s see someone willing to give you 1024g of gold for the price of 1Kg gold.