the GiB notation in linux always bugged me, why couldn't it be like windows' GB. Then I learnt windows is the homosexual os and I embraced free and open source operating system from then on.
The one on the left is what the prefixes actually mean. You should not repurpose something to mean something different.
If I was comparing storage devices by their weight per storage capacity, e.g. 0.4 kg/(10^9 kB) it would make no sense for the prefixes to have different meanings depending on the unit following them.
They just abused the retardation of programmers who redefined the established SI prefixes to mean something different. Of course hard drive manufacturers did it to maximize their profits and not because they cared about standards. But in the end they were actually correct.
I use MiB wherever possible to avoid ambiguity, because I can never know if MB actually means 1000^2 or 1024^2. But I'd never say "mebibyte" out loud because it sounds retarded. >coupla hundred megs >couple hundred mebs and a few kibs
Fuck outta here.
no, I don't give a fuck
the GiB notation in linux always bugged me, why couldn't it be like windows' GB. Then I learnt windows is the homosexual os and I embraced free and open source operating system from then on.
edit: GNU/SystemD/Linux
i still don't know if windows mb is 1000 or 1024
1024, just the size should be expressed as MiB instead of MB
2 TB drives show up as 1.8 TB in Explorer, so it's 1024.
let's just pretend 1000 doesn't exist and sue hard drive makers for misinformation
yes, in that I only use 1024.
add an --si flag, and leave everything else as it should be
Yes, I use it just like Windows. No self respecting person uses MiB unironically. This makes freetards seethe.
1 B = 1 B
1 KB = 1024 B
1 MB = 1024 KB
1 GB = 1024 MB
1 TB = 1024 GB
Deal with it homosexual.
>omg is that 500 gibbabytes of child porn?
says the linux user KEK
i refuse to say "kibibytes", i'm not a fucking toddler
KiB/MiB/GiB are fine but there's no way I'm saying "gibibytes"
If I really needed to clarify I'd rather say something like "binary gigabytes"
What do you think "Gibi" means? It's "giga binary" of course.
yeah but gibi both sounds stupid and is awkward to say
do the ones on the left even matter like what are they used for
isnt everything in computers binary
im confused as to why this distinction is needed
The one on the left is what the prefixes actually mean. You should not repurpose something to mean something different.
If I was comparing storage devices by their weight per storage capacity, e.g. 0.4 kg/(10^9 kB) it would make no sense for the prefixes to have different meanings depending on the unit following them.
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
char buf[32];
char *ptr;
int min1 = 1;
int min2 = 1;
int num = min1 + min2;
int last;
while (num < 200000000) {
ptr = buf;
if (num % 3 == 0)
ptr += sprintf(ptr, "kilo");
if (num % 5 == 0)
ptr += sprintf(ptr, "kiby");
if (ptr == buf)
ptr += sprintf(ptr, "%d", num);
puts(buf);
last = num;
num = min1 + min2;
min1 = min2;
min2 = last;
}
return 0;
}
it still blows my mind that hard drive manufacturers managed to meme this garbage to the point standards changed
They just abused the retardation of programmers who redefined the established SI prefixes to mean something different. Of course hard drive manufacturers did it to maximize their profits and not because they cared about standards. But in the end they were actually correct.
I use MiB wherever possible to avoid ambiguity, because I can never know if MB actually means 1000^2 or 1024^2. But I'd never say "mebibyte" out loud because it sounds retarded.
>coupla hundred megs
>couple hundred mebs and a few kibs
Fuck outta here.
>new robibit internet just dropped