Happy #8bitday — 256th day of the year! Here’s some reasons to celebrate:

bit = portmanteau of binary digit

8 binary digits can represent 256 different numerical values

8 bits are also a byte, the fundamental unit of computer storage — 'B' is for byte in 'GB' or 'TB' as an amount of memory (e.g. 24GB) or disk space (e.g. 2TB).

The '8' in UTF-8 also stands for 8 bits.

Beyond computer connections, there’s lots of 8-bit music and other forms of art.

Previously, previously, previously:
* https://tantek.com/2015/256/t2/happy-8bitday-this-year-konamicode
* https://tantek.com/2014/256/b1/happy-8-bit-day-8bitday
* https://tantek.com/2013/256/t1/happy-8-bit-day
* https://tantek.com/2012/256/t2/portland-xoxo-happy-8bitday
* https://tantek.com/2010/256/b1/happy-8-bit-day
* https://twitter.com/t/status/3960099908

Glossary

8-bit music
  https://tantek.com/w/8bitday#Music
bit
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit
byte
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte
Gigabyte (GB)
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte
UTF-8
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-8