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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. kstrau+yI[view] [source] 2026-02-03 19:51:56
>>cmovq+le
Yes, 2**10 times this, yes.

Call me calcitrant, reactionary, or whatever, but I will not say kibibyte out loud. It's a dumb word and I'm not using it. It was a horrible choice.

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3. ralfer+wR[view] [source] 2026-02-03 20:31:00
>>kstrau+yI
They should call their stupid SI power-of-10 units kisibyte instead.
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