Netflix says Google Fiber is "most consistently fast ISP in America"

Re:Netflix says Google Fiber is "most consistently fast ISP ... by redthrowaway on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @09:03PM (#4908206)

I'd argue that deciding to name 8 bits a byte and making the abbreviation of the latter simply the capitalization of the former was an ill-considered choice, and has led to much confusion, consternation, and gnashing of teeth over the years.

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Re:Netflix says Google Fiber is "most consistently fast ISP ... by noselasd on Wednesday December 12, 2012 @08:33AM (#4909922)

We should adopt the telecom term octet, and just get rid of the term byte.

Then again "Megaoctet" doesn't quite flow, but there would be no confusion between a bit and an octet however you abbreviate it. We're still left with is deciding whether to multiply by 1000 or 1024 for each magnitude though.

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Re:Netflix says Google Fiber is "most consistently fast ISP ... by sliverstorm on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @10:26PM (#4908449)

If we could just agree to use only one or the other, we'd be fine!

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