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Re:How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before He... by eridius on Thursday February 16, 2012 @08:18PM (#3601567)
Took me a moment to realize what was wrong about "1024 meters in a kilometer". I think I need to go outside more.
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Re:How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before He... by dmoney on Thursday February 16, 2012 @10:19PM (#3601945)
1024 meters would be a "kibimeter", abbreviated "Kim".

(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibyte)

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Re:How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before He... by rsc on Thursday February 16, 2012 @11:03PM (#3602065)
1024 meters is only a kibimeter if you're a pedant.
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Re:How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before He... by harto on Friday February 17, 2012 @12:43AM (#3602324)
Welcome to The Internet.
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