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>>surpri+(OP)
The meaning of kilo, mega, giga, tera, etc. are unambiguous: SI prefixes defined as powers of 10, not 2. 1 TB is 10*12 bytes, not 2*40 bytes.

The misuse of those prefixes as powers of 1024, while useful as shorthand for computer memory where binary addressing means, is still exactly that: a misuse of SI prefixes.

There's now a separate set of base-2 prefixes to solve this, and people need to update their language accordingly.

>>cornon+2J1
Just because an official body gives a single definition doesn't mean it's unambiguous. Real communication isn't bound by official bodies. When I say my computer has 16GB of RAM, that does not mean exactly 16 billion bytes.

I need to update my language accordingly? No thanks. I'll keep saying what I say and nothing will happen.

>>wat100+GK1
Real communication isn't bound by official bodies, but it also doesn't work by everyone "just saying what they say" and hoping for the best...