Agent641@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 day agoDid you check inside the box?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-down115
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minus-squarekkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·21 hours agoThe problem arises when the OS uses GiB but labels them GB, like Windows does.
minus-squaresik0fewl@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·14 hours agoNo, 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.
minus-squareBitUnWise@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 hours agoI want to agree with you, but the war is lost. Giga is billion and Gibi is 2^30
The problem arises when the OS uses GiB but labels them GB, like Windows does.
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.
I want to agree with you, but the war is lost. Giga is billion and Gibi is 2^30