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BmeBenji (he/him) ( BmeBenji@lemm.ee )  to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 3 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?

BmeBenji (he/him) ( BmeBenji@lemm.ee )  to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago
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    We should measure size of files/storage as a function of how many standardized png’s of an american flag would fit in the same amount of space.

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      We should measure size of files/storage as a function of how many standardized png’s of an american flag would fit in the same amount of space.

      Fixed it, I will not be oppressed by your standards

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        Surely it would be a standardized png determined by each state legislation so… of varying sizes.

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