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[return to "1 kilobyte is precisely 1000 bytes?"]
1. cmovq+le[view] [source] 2026-02-03 17:52:56
>>surpri+(OP)
The mistake was using the "Kibi" prefix. "Kibibyte" just sounds a bit silly when said out loud.
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2. j2kun+8y[view] [source] 2026-02-03 19:06:52
>>cmovq+le
When I read "KiB" I say "kib" and it's fine. Similar for GiB, TiB, PiB.

"I bought a two tib SSD."

"I just want to serve five pibs."

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