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Google Math Bug? 1 MB in KB

8 pointsby aleemalmost 11 years ago

3 comments

dragonwriteralmost 11 years ago
Not a bug: Google distinguishes between megabytes and mebibytes, and between kilobytes and kibibytes. See the difference between that and &quot;1 MiB in KiB&quot; [1]<p>[1] <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=1+MiB+in+KiB&amp;cad=&amp;oq=&amp;gs_l=" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;search?q=1+MiB+in+KiB&amp;cad=&amp;oq=&amp;gs_l=</a>
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oplessalmost 11 years ago
Unfortunately around &#x27;99 &quot;the powers that be&quot; (NIST and IEC, if memory serves) decided to stop the confusion between SI units and (the usual) power-of-two usage.<p>Now it&#x27;s Xebibytes for power-of-two and regular SI units for the rest.<p>It irks me no end, I&#x27;m a power-of-two person. But that&#x27;s the way it is. (Also floppy disks had it wrong too 1024 * 1000 ... sigh)<p>You might as well argue the usage of Crackers vs Hackers.
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sahooalmost 11 years ago
Yep Its kilo and kibi notation, nothing like a bug.