On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:32:35 -0600 C Anthony Risinger <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 3:23 AM, Dieter Plaetinck > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:27:53 -0600 > > C Anthony Risinger <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> wow ... very cool. i like how the boot image is only 304K > > > > www.stopabusingsiprefixes.org > > bah! i was under the impression that omitting the `B` in this context > was accepted as meaning binary, specifically because the SI prefix for > `kilo` is a lowercase `k`. tbh, i think i just read this somewhere > recently, probably wikipedia: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JEDEC_memory_standards > > ... i know several tools behave this way -- the `qemu` command in this > thread uses G or M, `parted` uses binary units for K/M/G (and SI for > the variants that include the `b`), and i know there is at least one > other ... IIRC `parted` behaving this way is what got me reading up on > it in the first place :-) > > but really, i wholly agree -- the entire situation is somewhat > ridiculous -- everything in the industry is binary-based and there is > no reason for anyone/anywhere/anytime to use the suffixes in the > context of computing with the SI meaning ... > > ... ehm, well, unless you're a hard disk manufacturer with a > shady/greedy marketing team and an unethical intention of duping the > 90% who likely DGAF (then), and still DGAF :-(now) ... thanks guys!!! > JEDEC is a disgrace to [computer] science. they do more harm than good. (they formalize and promote incorrect usage of SI prefixes) I see they succeeded at confusing you. Dieter
