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Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB

From Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB
Date 2014-04-28 15:55 +0200
Organization gnu
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DFS <nospam@dfs.com> writes:

> On 04/28/2014 06:35 AM, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>> Ian Hilliard wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>>
>>> On 28/04/14 04:25, DFS wrote:
>>>> http://bayimg.com/CaNnBAAFN
>>>>
>>>> window in foreground is Thunar.  1st file in list is being downloaded
>>>> via Chromium.
>>>>
>>>> Chromium reports 459 MB downloaded, but Thunar shows 481 MB.
>>>>
>>>> MS is doomed.
>>>
>>> MS is just bad at maths. A megabyte is defined as 2^20 bytes, whereas
>>> Microsoft calls a Megabyte 1,000,000 bytes. This is the reason for the
>>> difference between 459 MB and 481 MB.
>>
>> Amazing, the stupid stuff Doofus whines about, isn't it?
>
> Yes, it is stupid for 2 apps to report wildly differing MB sizes.
>
>> Makes you wonder if the clown knows the difference between a MB and a MiB.
>
> Why are you bringing MiB into this Linux/FOSS shitware fiasco, putz?
>
> Chromium reports MB.  Thunar reports a different MB.
>
> FOSS clearly wins... when the contest is 'Who can toss out the least tested
> hobbyware in existence?'
>
>> Same for Google, by the way, since they probably labelled the number
>> incorrectly.  Verified with a calculator, 459 MiB is about 484 MB.
>
> Why the innumeracy?  484 MB isn't 481 MB.
>
>
>

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Linux/FOSS: where 459 MB = 481 MB DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-27 22:25 -0400
  Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MB = 481 MB Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-04-27 20:39 -0700
  Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MB = 481 MB Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2014-04-28 12:04 +0200
    Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-04-28 06:35 -0400
      Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB Ian Hilliard <nospam@nospam.org> - 2014-04-28 12:49 +0200
        Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-28 07:50 -0500
      Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-28 08:41 -0400
        Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2014-04-28 15:55 +0200
    Linux/FOSS: where 459 MiB = 481 MB Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2014-04-28 06:36 -0400
    Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MB = 481 MB DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2014-04-28 08:19 -0400
  Re: Linux/FOSS: where 459 MB = 481 MB Silver Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2014-04-28 08:53 -0400

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