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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? (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by BmeBenji@lemm.ee to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] mranachi@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why use metric? Because the fact that 1440KiB is 1.41MiB is annoying.

It doesn't make it better, it's just really much more convenient when you're working in a base 10 digit system. There are lots of times when the advantages of an alternative unit system outweighs that convenience.

Its a funny thing that so many people are emotionally attached to unit systems. It's a tool, use the best one for the job.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -4 points 8 months ago

The best tool for the job isn't ever metric ironically enough.