minus-squareLeo Uino@lemmy.sdf.orgtoProgrammer Humor@lemmy.ml•KB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory?linkfedilinkarrow-up45·8 months agoMost people would use “word”, “half-word”, “quarter-word” etc, but the Anglophiles insist on “tuppit”, “ternary piece”, “span” and “chunk” (that’s 5 bits, or 12 old bits). linkfedilink
minus-squareLeo Uino@lemmy.sdf.orgtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is the most terryifying siren noise?linkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNothing followed by the sound of a lot of cars leaving the Facility very fast. linkfedilink
Most people would use “word”, “half-word”, “quarter-word” etc, but the Anglophiles insist on “tuppit”, “ternary piece”, “span” and “chunk” (that’s 5 bits, or 12 old bits).