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Re: Sizes and notation



max@hyre.net writes:
>    The confusion between 1000 and 1024 has been solved.  Take a
> look at
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix#IEC_standard_prefixes
> It's a really, REALLY good idea to adopt this.

No.  They're simply too insufferably ugly.

In the vast majority of cases it's quite clear from context which is
meant.

Disk-Drive advertisements are one notable case where things are
confusing, but really, you shouldn't be adjusting your language to suit
marketing!

-Miles
-- 
Suburbia: where they tear out the trees and then name streets after them.



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