Kevin FoxMar 10, 2024
Now I understand why it’s mHz and kWh!
Show threadschlaepsMar 10, 2024
@kfury And of course MB is so capitalized for the late Dr. Megan Bytes.
Show threadKo Simon toku ingoa Mar 10, 2024

@schlaeps @kfury I know it is a joke but “B” for “byte” is to distinguish from “b” for “bit.”

Addendum: unlike most things that are counted with metric prefixes, there are 8 bits in a byte, and 1024 bytes in a kilobyte, 1024 megabytes in a gigabyte etc.

Show threadRealGene ☣️
@SimonCHulse @schlaeps @kfury
…unless it's a hard drive, which still cling to 1,000, 1,000,000, etc. because it makes the drive appear larger than it is.
Mar 11, 2024 at 12:27amWeb