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.

Show thread💡 a problematic moth on fediMar 10
@NanoRaptor we should meet in the middle with kilo = 1012
peteMar 10
Show threadRevK 
@16af93 always an xkcd
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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!