#kibibytes

[unidentifiedfuckingthing]

heres your random frustrating fact of the day

[azurityarts]

(HI-FI Rush Post) Consider:

A nickname for 808 being "kibibyte".

Because it sounds like kitty/kibby + byte, but also a kibibyte is equivalent to 1024 bytes, and is used in the context of binary systems (conversely, a kilobyte is just 1000 bytes).

This post was brought to you by me and @energyscarf

[sufficientlylargen]

My army of robot cats can do 50KB/s when hungry, and they get about 2.4% faster if I give them kibble.

Starting the rumor that KB stands for kiloboop, MB for megaboop, and so on

[yesterdays-xkcd]

I would take 'kibibyte' more seriously if it didn't sound so much like 'Kibbles N Bits'.

Kilobyte [Explained]

Transcript

Caption: There's been a lot of confusion over 1024 vs 1000, kbyte vs kbit, and the capitalization for each. Here, at last, is a single, definitive standard:

[table of various kinds of kilobytes] Symbol : Name : Size : Notes. kB : Kilobyte : 1024 bytes OR 1000 bytes : 1000 bytes during leap years, 1024 otherwise. KB : Kelly-Bootle standard unit : 1012 bytes : compromise between 1000 and 1024 bytes. KiB : Imaginary kilobyte : 1024 √-1 bytes : used in quantum computing. kb : Intel kilobyte : 1023.937528 bytes : calculated on Pentium F.P.U.. Kb : Drivemaker's kilobyte : currently 908 bytes : shrinks by 4 bytes each year for marketing reasons KBa : Baker's kilobyte : 1152 bytes : 9 bits to the byte since you're such a good customer.

[puppygirlf4g]

will prob be posting less often on here bcuz staff r awful u guys shld follow me on fedi: @kibibyte@akko.disqordia.space

[rlyehtaxidermist]

that said it is absolutely hilarious that something happened in *000 and something happened in *024. kibibyte Y2K.

Crowdstrike is so funny, they made y2k 2. On a Friday.

[toribookworm22]

15 Tags 15 Mutuals

Thank you so much @sergeantnarwhalwrites for the tag!

No pressure tagging: @honeysoiair @apocalypsewriters @druidx @arigalefantasynovels @marlenadutch @j-1173 @pure-solomon @unstablewifiaccess @ashley-woods @words-after-midnight @aalinaaaaaa @vaultofqueenorion @ehlaaaaaaaa @tlbodine & my open tag!

Because I've done this previously, I'm going onto another character. I've tagged some new people to mix it up a little, but feel free to ignore this or message me to not be tagged again. Also, you can do this for yourself or a character, if you'd like. I'm doing it for Kib from StormWatcher. No spoilers, but I've hidden it under the cut for length's sake.

1. Are you named after anyone?

Well, my real first name-- Elbin-- was just one my parents picked out. But my mom nicknamed me Kib after the kibibyte. She was a bit of a nerd.

2. When was the last time you cried?

A long time ago?

3. Do you have kids?

No.

4. Do you use sarcasm?

Only at every opportunity.

5. What's the first thing you notice about people?

How comfortable they are with storms.

6. What's your eye color?

Blue.

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

Scary movies. But we hardly ever get anything, so I'll take what I can get.

8. Any special talents?

I'm really quick with storm recognition patterns.

9. Where were you born?

Like... Indiana, I think?

10. What are your hobbies?

Don't really have any of those. I pretty much spend any free time I can get learning new storm patterns.

11. Have you any pets?

We don't have the extra resources. (And Mam would throw a fit.)

12. What sports do you play/have played?

None.

13. How tall are you?

5'4, I think.

14. Favorite subject in school?

Well, we don't really have any subjects, but the StormWatcher tests are my favorite.

15. Dream job?

StormWatcher. But don't tell Mam or Merieh.

[goatsgomoo]

Fuck, Marry, Kill, Stare Longingly and Hope They Make the First Move:

"0 belongs in the natural numbers"

"Apartment complex? Actually I find it quite simple."

"A kilobyte is 1000 bytes; 1024 bytes is a kibibyte"

"You can lead a horse to water but you can't burn its bridge"

[gazingatothershoes]

the 2006 planet redefinition is every bit as much political bullshit to the detriment of humanity as the 1995 invention of the kibibyte

[bastionofbibliophiles]

One of the first computer games I ever played, released in December of 1992, came on a set of four 3.5-inch floppy discs. That means the entire game could have consisted of no more than 5760 KiB (kibibytes) of data, assuming the floppies were the standard type.

Today I noticed the installation size of a game on Steam that was released in April 2019. It takes up over 87 GiB (gibibytes). If I wanted to put that on 3.5-inch floppy discs, I would need sixty-three thousand, four hundred, and sixty-two of them. That's 62.528 cubic feet, 1770.59 liters, or 1.77059 cubic meters of floppy discs. That is an absolutely insane filesize.

[smardensolutions]

Did you know about kibibytes? On our Smart Thursday series we tell you about technical terminology in simpler terms so you learn and retain new things. #smarden #smarthursday #technology #tech #technologyisawesome #technologylover #technologythursday #internetofthings #internetofthingsisthefuture #technology #smarthome #automation #iot #energy #ai #smartcities #cloud #artificialintelligence #innovations #homeautomation #kibibytes #kib #gigabytes #gb #mb #megabites #bites #bytes (at Gurgram, Haryana, Delhi NCR) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVAbdLMJBTM/?utm_medium=tumblr

[nitronicrush]

what's a mundane thing that makes you irrationally mad for no reason?

[petrichor-musings]

Names!

Now with MACHINE-RELATED NAMES! (& half a dozen others)

It’s been a while, hasn’t it? For those not in the know, this is like the second or third post on this blog. It’s been AGES since it was last updated. Recently @local-robotgirlthing asked for some robosona names, so I went through computing history & electronic components to pull out my favs :>

Enjoy!

-Blue

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We hoard names we like, not necessarily names that we’ll use for ourselves, but names we think are interesting. Anyone is welcome to take a name for themselves, members of their systems, pets, OCs, characters, whatever they need!

Types of names included: Birds, Space, Machines, Colors, Trees, Plants, Earth, Word-names, names of gods & legends, names from books & stories, names from my ancestry, & a bunch of other names (mostly older or foreign names) that didn’t fit elsewhere!

Also, if you like these names, check back every few months years, as we (occasionally) update this list!

-Birds

Corvie/Corvus/Corvid/Corvin

Enca

Mellori

Pinyon/Pinion

Steller

Tuft

Pica

Avia/Avian/Vian

Tawny

Byrd/Byrdie

Phoenix

Lark, Larks-

Jay/Jaye

Wren

Robyn/Robin

Quill/Quillow

Kestrel

-Space & Physics

Messier

Cosmo

Sterrenacht

Altaire

Star/Starlight

Arcturus/Turin

Eridanus

Lyra

Polaris

Rigel

Orion

Sagittarius (Sadge for short)

Alcor

Fermion (Fermie for short)

Lepton/Lepto

Meson

Anya (short for Anyon or Anion)

Lux(e)

Nyx/Nox

Andromeda/Andromache

Castor

Wander

Luniel

Nocturn(e)

Selene

-Machines

Synthé (pronounced sin-thee with a soft th)

Spark 

Nixie (like Nixie tube)

Ferra

Nanode

Deka (as in Dekatron tubes)

Cathode

Rheo/Rhea (as in Rheostat)

Nicra/Nichrome

Solenoid

Surge

Enia/Eniac

Cray(a) (as in Cray Supercomputers)

Operand

Kibi/Mibi (as in kibibyte & mibibyte)

Qubit/Qbit

Quanta

Univac

Dera (1950s vacuum tube computer)

Mosfet

Altair (as in Altair 8800)

Eta (as in the greek letter or the ETA10)

Vesa

Curta (as in the Curta Calculator)

-Music

Lyric

Crescendo

Iona

Doria/Dorian

Lydia/Lydian

Aeolia/Aeolian

Locria/Locrian

-Colors

Indigo

Saffron

Vermilion

Viridian

Cerulean

Azure/Azura/Adora/Azul

Sapphire

Cobalt

Skye/Skylar

Hue

Onyx

Violet

Ivory

-Trees

Aspen

Rowan

Hazel

Alder

Willow

Acacia

Oak

-Plants

Sage

Cayenne

Lichen

Moss(y)

Orchid

Hedera Helix

Xylem

Sprig

Floral/Floran

Fern

Thistle or Tilly for short

Rosemary

Violet

Thorn

Azalea/Azzy

-Earth

Taiga

Tundra

Abyssal

Marsh

Bog

Alpine

Fjord

Veld

Fen

Heath

Marsh

Feldspar

Agate

Heliodor

Dune

Sphalerie/Sphene (short for Sphalerite)

Vitreous/Vitruvius/Vitruveous

-Words

Stormy

Coda

Haven

Voidling

Absynthe

Naissance

Puissance

Petrichor

Vellichor

Mimry

Nell/Knell

Jazz

Quill

August

Monday

Winter

Jinx

Autumn

Spark

Cambrian

Fox

Nary

Trinket

Saga

-Gods & Legends

Freya/Frey/Freye/Freyne

Nim/Nym

Grimwald/Grimvald

Lugh

Oberon

Herne

Aine

Aoife/Aoifa

Lir/Lyr 

Morrigan

Tuatha

Danu

Fae/Fay/Faun

Woden/Odin

Aeneas

Gwydion

Cade/Caede

Bram/Brahm

Aoife

Asir/Aesir

Merlin/Myrrdin

Minerva

Linore/Lenore

Alector/Alecto

Glydwr

Gwynned

Leif

Arisla

Aéron or Aérin

-Books & Stories

Bronwyn

Antsel/Ansel

Abhorsen

Clariel

Myrdal

Virilidaine or Daine for short

Yvonne

Juno

Arlo

Kell

Jax

Geth(e)

Jayce

Idris

Abraxas

Aster

Asi

Emrys

Rafferty

Emory

Alaric

Vera

Alyss

-Ancestry

Arvid

Vernik or Wernich

Svyde

Vanylven

Rasmus

Bjorn

Eloise

Magnus

Carolius

Rangvald

Jean-Marie

Dagmar

Marius

Martildus

Nekoline

-Other names

Asa

Beau

Elowyn

Silv-

Nicodemus

Johan(nes)

Amos

Silas

Llewellyn/Llywellyn (hloo-ellen)

Eoin

Leroy

Catriona

Sullivan/Sulliman

Barnaby

Theodore

Eamon

Giuseppe

Taryn

Cailin (Colleen)

Lilly/Lily

Felix

Taran

Fea

Finley/Finnegan

Raevyn

Raelyn

Lucienne/Lucianne

Alastor or Alistair

Ajax

Eryxe

Damon

Evander

Leander

Winona

Soren/Sorin/Sorine

Lyn/Lin

Mellan

Rai/Ray

Torben

Linariel

Lyna(e)

Lynde

Lynnea

Embry

Enfys

Pim/Pym

Linden

[careerboyfriend]

my file is downloading in kibibytes and mebibytes. i really dont appreciate that

[puppygirlf4g]

oh yea since a bunch of tgirlz are moving to fedi u all shld follow me: @kibibyte@akko.disqordia.space. a lot of instances (including transfem.social) block disqordia so if that applies to u!! choose a less shitty instance so u can see my cool posts!

[foxgirlbutt]

Our wife has informed us that the MiB, GiB, and KiB on this download are mebibytes, gibibytes, and kibibytes respectively and we don't really know what to do with this information