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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)

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

I would suggest:

1KB = storage capacity of 1 kg of 1.44 floppy disks.
1MB = storage capacity of 0.0106 mile of CD drives.
1GB = storage capacity of 1 good computer in the 2000s.
1TB = storage capacity of 1 truck of GB (see above)

PS: just to be clear, I meant CD drives, not CD discs.

[–] WayTooDank 23 points 7 months ago (1 children)

1 kg

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Don't you mean one pound, abbreviated lb?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago

Naw, it's actually one Kinda Gallon; a Kinda Gallon of course referring to the average of the masses of a gallon of water, a gallon of beer, and a gallon of whiskey.

[–] laughterlaughter 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I know you're joking, but that first Kb definition makes me grind my teeth!

1.44 floppy disks can store, well, 1.44 MEGAbytes. So how can 1 kg of floppy disks can just store 1 KB?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Thank you for your compliment. I love it. The floppy disk is 1.44 non-freedom MB, not 0.015264 miles of CD drives.

[–] laughterlaughter 5 points 7 months ago

lol