NanoraptorMar 10

I came across a functioning coder today asking if a kilogram was 1000 or 1024 grams.

Yes they did ask, yes they verified, yes they accepted 1000 grams.

I swear ten thousand years in the future some fucker will 'oops, black hole!' 'cos they began in comp sci and learned kilo = 1024 first and NOBODY WILL CATCH IT. Humanity will be WIPED OUT because YOU LOT KEPT THIS SHIT UP.

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@NanoRaptor we should meet in the middle with kilo = 1012
Mar 10 at 10:04amWeb
Show threadAndrocatMar 10

@16af93 @NanoRaptor

It's worse the other way:

0000010000000000 g flour
0000001000000000 g sugar
0000001000000000 g butter

Show threadCuboci 🏳️‍🌈   Mar 10
@androcat @16af93 @NanoRaptor That's big cake! 😅
Show threadTommiMar 10
@16af93 @NanoRaptor That's it, straight to hell with you :D
Show threadAlanna 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Mar 10
@16af93 @NanoRaptor ah, the "Irish Gauge" solution. Also well known in parts of Australia.
Show threadRevK Mar 10
@16af93 always an xkcd
Show threadLars BrinkhoffMar 10
@revk @16af93 Megabyte is 1024000 or 1000024 bytes.
Show threadnLupo  Mar 10
@revk @16af93 There are two kinds of kilobytes, 1024 bytes and liarbytes.
Show threadLuna LacteaMar 10
@revk @16af93 The Nintendo 64 has 4MBa. of RAM!
Show threadTursiaeMar 10
@16af93 @NanoRaptor What if SI units were designed by the ITU ATM committee
Show threadHenryk PlötzMar 10

@16af93 @NanoRaptor Since this is a multiplicative measure, the geometric mean would be more appropriate, yes?

1011.9288512...

An infinite decimal expansion will also make the weirdos with their 1/3rd inches per square tree stem feel more at home.

Show threadbicebird Mar 10
@16af93 @NanoRaptor
kolo = 988
kilo = 1000
kibo = 1012
kibi = 1024
Show threadbicebird Mar 10
@16af93 @NanoRaptor oh and a koala gram should be 4,000 to 15,000 grams
Show threadWitek KowalikMar 10

@bicebird
A bit different in Poland:
Koło = 314
Około = 988

( #PolishForForeigners Koło means circle and około means round about but sometimes koło is used as około and also in terms of space koło meaning near )

@16af93 @NanoRaptor

Show threadP.D. MagnusMar 13
@bicebird @16af93 @NanoRaptor A koala gram is a marsupial who shows up at your door and delivers a message.
Show threadnikoMar 10
@bicebird @16af93 @NanoRaptor @UkeleleEric a bakers kilo 1013
Show threadkubiMar 10
@16af93 @NanoRaptor =... kiblibyte etc?
Show threadKarl BaronMar 10
@bikubi @16af93 @NanoRaptor kebabbite 🍖
Show threadtripleman, a 🇨🇦 in 🇩🇪Mar 10
@16af93 This is how wars are started.
Show threadTim ChaseMar 10

@16af93

K is the 11th letter of the alphabet, so I'd also be willing to go with 1011 😛

@NanoRaptor

Show threadPseudo NymMar 10

@16af93 @NanoRaptor

You choose violence. :-)

Show threadJonathan Z SimonMar 10
@16af93 @NanoRaptor Because kilo is a multiplicative prefix, i.e., we want a kilo of kilos to be a mega, I think we’d be better off with the geometric mean: sqrt(1024*1000)=1,011.929.
Show threadSpacewizard! (Ed H)Mar 10
@16af93 @NanoRaptor a proposal that was rejected without, I feel, due consideration