@BmeBenji@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml • 8 months agoKB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?message-square192fedilinkarrow-up1395arrow-down127
arrow-up1368arrow-down1message-squareKB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?@BmeBenji@lemm.ee to Programmer Humor@lemmy.ml • 8 months agomessage-square192fedilink
minus-square@YodaDaCoda@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish42•8 months agoI like this because the amount of bits in a stack can vary depending on whose foot you use to measure, or the thickness of the card stock.
minus-squarecartoon meme doglinkfedilink14•8 months agoIBM standard cards are one 48th of a barleycorn thick. I believe IBM measured from the 1932 Iowa Reference Barleycorn, now kept in the vault inside Mt Rushmore.
I like this because the amount of bits in a stack can vary depending on whose foot you use to measure, or the thickness of the card stock.
IBM standard cards are one 48th of a barleycorn thick. I believe IBM measured from the 1932 Iowa Reference Barleycorn, now kept in the vault inside Mt Rushmore.