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At work, we're up to 3 - count 'em - 3mbps on our Internet line! That's 3145728 whole bytes! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm out of sarcasm.
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@windigo s/bytes/bits/ - let's not get too crazy. XD
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No, because speed isn't measured in a power of two, so you only have 3 000 000 bits per sec…
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@mmn I thought only hard-drive manufacturers got away with that - so 1mb = 1000000 bits? Egad!
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I never understood that debate. Harddrive manufacturers don't get away with anything. They …
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@mmn I mostly feel like this should have been settled in the 1960s; everything having its own unit seems unnecesarily complex.
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@mmn Or, should I say, multiple units for similar measures. I know of SI units, but they'll never be adopted because they sound absurd. :)
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If you invent efficient decimal bit storage, I bet people will adapt. :)