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@[email protected] to Programmer [email protected] • 2 years ago

KB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?

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KB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?

@[email protected] to Programmer [email protected] • 2 years ago
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    27•2 years ago

    I know you asked about memory, but the computer I just assembled had a 750watt power supply. As an American I think we should refer to it as a “one horsepower power supply” instead.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      That’s not bad, but is there a digital equivalent of a horse we could use?

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        2 years ago

        Nyan cats

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      One hor… Bwahahaha!

      (GIF)

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