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Re:ArchiveTeam has finished archiving all goo.gl short links by jdiff on Sunday August 17, 2025 @04:28PM (#44934678)
The binary units like GiB, TiB, are technically supposed to be Gibibytes and Tebibytes. Thought it was a bit silly when they first popped up but now I find them adorkably endearing, and a good way to disambiguate something that's often left vague at your expense.
Re:ArchiveTeam has finished archiving all goo.gl short links by wtallis on Sunday August 17, 2025 @10:21PM (#44936773)
In my experience, nobody actually says "Tebibytes" out loud; it's just that silly. In writing, when the precision is necessary, the abbreviation "TiB" does see some actual use.
Re:ArchiveTeam has finished archiving all goo.gl short links by hobs on Monday August 18, 2025 @12:23AM (#44937393)
If that's the unit, I am saying it, but yes - everyone gives me weird looks every time and just assumes I am mispronouncing terabytes but yet does not correct me.