Richard (Dick) Johnson on Nostr: Stop using Megabytes and start using Mebibytes. Megabytes are base 10, that is to ...
Stop using Megabytes and start using Mebibytes.
Megabytes are base 10, that is to say, a METRIC unit. Therefore, gay.
Mebibytes are a unit of measurement by an integer power of two. Like how computers work.
Don't be gay, start using Mebibytes.
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