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nayukiyesterday at 7:26 PM2 repliesview on HN

That's still wrong and you've solved nothing. 32 Gb = 32 000 000 000 bits = 4 000 000 000 bytes = 4 GB (real SI gigabytes).

If you think 32 Gb are binary gibibits, then you've disagreed with Ethernet (e.g. 2.5 Gb/s), Thunderbolt (e.g. 40 Gb/s), and other communication standards.

That's why I keep hammering on the same point: Creating context-dependent prefixes sows endless confusion. The only way to stop the confusion is to respect the real definitions.


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kstrauseryesterday at 8:51 PM

It's not wrong. It's the standard definition for that industry.

ValdikSSyesterday at 8:51 PM

Damn you're right. It's double-confusing now.