Comment Re: Mebibytes and Megabytes (Score 2, Funny) 1907
...Breaking News...
This just in: Standard computing term "byte" has been redefined to refer to a group of 10 bits, rather than the previous 8. "The old standard was simply too confusing," say laypeople. The new term for referring to a group of 8 bits will henceforth be a "bibibyte." Industry insiders quoted as saying "WTF?!"
This just in: Standard computing term "byte" has been redefined to refer to a group of 10 bits, rather than the previous 8. "The old standard was simply too confusing," say laypeople. The new term for referring to a group of 8 bits will henceforth be a "bibibyte." Industry insiders quoted as saying "WTF?!"
