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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. nacoza+iX2[view] [source] 2026-02-04 12:11:35
>>kstrau+yI
you'll eat your kibbles & bits and like it !
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4. mmphos+2T3[view] [source] 2026-02-04 17:12:56
>>nacoza+iX2
The Commdore 64 has 64 kibibytes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte#Multiple-byte_units

"the C64 took its name from its 64 kilobytes (65,536 bytes) of RAM"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64

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5. kstrau+HQ5[view] [source] 2026-02-05 05:30:26
>>mmphos+2T3
It has 64 kilobytes. The definition of kilobyte and megabyte (and I presume gigabyte, among people who could afford caring about them) were universally agreed to be binary.
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