Kilopost

ToshiroOC · Jan 17, 2003, 06:09 AM

I'm proud to announce that, with this post here, I complete my first kilopost at Driverheaven.net! It's been really fun guys, and thanks for just being around! I also have a commemorative avatar from Merry, just for the occation

Wheeeeeeee!

ToshiroOC

merry · Jan 17, 2003, 06:17 AM

Congrats!

Many happy returns of the day!

But I thought 1k=1024 in the computer world...

UberLord · Jan 17, 2003, 06:17 AM

And actually posting content instead of spam like someone whos screen name is also the name for energy tranfered from one object to another

ToshiroOC · Jan 17, 2003, 06:29 AM

Thank you Uberlord! Lets see of the energy-transfer-named-person comes up and fesses up to providing reprocessed meat and miscellany product to all of us

1k does = 1024, but kilo- =1000

At 1024 posts I'm going to post here again about my base-2 kilopost

Vampyromaniac · Jan 17, 2003, 06:35 AM

Btw, a little known fact (I just found out

), kilobyte is actually 1000 bytes.
The 1024 bytes is really called kibibyte (ki- for kilo, bi- for binary)

ToshiroOC · Jan 17, 2003, 06:38 AM

A kilobyte is most definitely 1024 bytes - reformist bastards with no sense of linguistic aesthetics call kilobytes kibibytes (which totally ruins the sound man!)... The kibibyte movement may be the most subversive and destructive the world has ever seen

I really don't know how widespread that kibibyte stuff has gotten since I last heard of it, but I haven't seen anyone use it without cracking a smile before (and you have 2 smilies there

), so I don't think its exactly widespread...

UberLord · Jan 17, 2003, 06:41 AM

Exactly that. The UK is apparently "metric" yet we measure distance and speed in miles and drink our beer in pints

Matth · Jan 17, 2003, 07:37 AM

Reminded me of this one..

Lady in butchers shop
"A pound of sausages please"

"It's kilos now"

"A pound of kilos then, please"

We should be more like the French - if they don't like a bit of the Euro-rules, they just ignore them, like continuing to ban our beef after it's been declared safe.

European union! - what a joke! - Europe is composed of SEPARATE countries, with different language, customs and economies, and one size does NOT fit all.

Save the Pound! - and reinstate the pound, the Gallon etc.

merry · Jan 17, 2003, 07:57 AM

Yes, after all the Kilo Sterling sounds a bit ridiculous.

UberLord · Jan 17, 2003, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by merry
Yes, after all the Kilo Sterling sounds a bit ridiculous.

I agree. Pounding the Euros sounds much more fun

kinetic · Jan 17, 2003, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by UberLord
And actually posting content instead of spam like someone whos screen name is also the name for energy tranfered from one object to another

You're gonna have to give us another clue Uber!

***craig5320*** · Jan 17, 2003, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by UberLord
...and drink our beer in pints

Well I got pissed off 1.78 Litres last night, how about you?

Not got the same ring to it.

toddsmack2k · Jan 17, 2003, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ToshiroOC
I'm proud to announce that, with this post here, I complete my first kilopost at Driverheaven.net! It's been really fun guys, and thanks for just being around! I also have a commemorative avatar from Merry, just for the occation Wheeeeeeee!

ToshiroOC

Congratulations Tosh, now try and get some damn sleep

~~DriveEuro~~ · Jan 17, 2003, 01:13 PM

Congrats.....You are catching up fast.

UberLord · Jan 17, 2003, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kinetic
You're gonna have to give us another clue Uber!

If I hit you very hard, I have transfered some energy to you.
I shall continue said process until you "get a clue"

Vampyromaniac · Jan 17, 2003, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ToshiroOC
A kilobyte is most definitely 1024 bytes - reformist bastards with no sense of linguistic aesthetics call kilobytes kibibytes (which totally ruins the sound man!)... The kibibyte movement may be the most subversive and destructive the world has ever seen I really don't know how widespread that kibibyte stuff has gotten since I last heard of it, but I haven't seen anyone use it without cracking a smile before (and you have 2 smilies there ), so I don't think its exactly widespread...

Reformist?

If things stayed the way they were before, . . . Kilo has always meant 1000 ! It's YOUR little buddies who changed it to mean 1024

So if you want to be traditional, (and uh use it the same way as in weight, volume, distance, pressure, etc.) you will say kilo = 1000, so

. . . dam liberals

mbeeston · Jan 17, 2003, 05:08 PM

kilo = 1000... got a problem with it take it up with my math teachers!

fornicatarachnid · Jan 17, 2003, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by UberLord
If I hit you very hard, I have transfered some energy to you.
I shall continue said process until you "get a clue"

LMAO !

Ryoko · Jan 18, 2003, 04:36 PM

whenever i say kilobyte i always will mean 1024 bytes. just like when i say megabyte, i mean 1048576 bytes. computers don't count by tens, they count by twos. so when referring to a computer number, refer to it in twos.

thank you.

*dismounts soapbox*

mbeeston · Jan 18, 2003, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ryoko
whenever i say kilobyte i always will mean 1024 bytes. just like when i say megabyte, i mean 1048576 bytes. computers don't count by tens, they count by twos. so when referring to a computer number, refer to it in twos.

thank you.

*dismounts soapbox*

umm.. the can count be tens mainly becuase ten are divisions of 2's =p

reno · Jan 18, 2003, 09:54 PM

Kilo = Thousand

Byte = Byte

Kilobyte = 1000 bytes.

ToshiroOC · Jan 18, 2003, 10:02 PM

Kilo = Thousand

Byte = 2^3 bits

Kilobyte = 2^10 bytes OR 1000*(2^3)

Kibibyte = 2^10 bytes

Kilobyte = 2^10 bytes = 1024

ToshiroOC

Vampyromaniac · Jan 19, 2003, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ToshiroOC
2^10 bytes OR 1000*(2^3)

Muahahaha such a controversy

JavaFox · Jan 19, 2003, 09:29 PM

Vampy is correct, actually.

"Kibibyte" has been proposed to represent the value of 1,024 bytes. The bi is a shortened form of binary. Binary is the reason we have this confusion.

Therefore, kilobyte actually does mean 1,000 bytes (10^3) because it is a base-10 value, while kibibyte is 1,024 bytes (2^10) because of its binary nature.

But I'll never ever use these stupid new standards.

Jan 17, 2003, 06:09 AM	#1
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Kilopost I'm proud to announce that, with this post here, I complete my first kilopost at Driverheaven.net! It's been really fun guys, and thanks for just being around! I also have a commemorative avatar from Merry, just for the occation Wheeeeeeee! ToshiroOC __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 17, 2003, 06:17 AM	#2
merry gargouille Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 962 Rep Power: 0	Congrats! Many happy returns of the day! But I thought 1k=1024 in the computer world... __________________ There is a war between the ones who say there is a war and the ones who say there isn't. ~~Leonard Cohen

Jan 17, 2003, 06:17 AM	#3
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,256 Rep Power: 0	And actually posting content instead of spam like someone whos screen name is also the name for energy tranfered from one object to another __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

Jan 17, 2003, 06:29 AM	#4
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Thank you Uberlord! Lets see of the energy-transfer-named-person comes up and fesses up to providing reprocessed meat and miscellany product to all of us 1k does = 1024, but kilo- =1000 At 1024 posts I'm going to post here again about my base-2 kilopost __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 17, 2003, 06:35 AM	#5
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 60 System Specs	Btw, a little known fact (I just found out ), kilobyte is actually 1000 bytes. The 1024 bytes is really called kibibyte (ki- for kilo, bi- for binary) __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Jan 17, 2003, 06:38 AM	#6
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	A kilobyte is most definitely 1024 bytes - reformist bastards with no sense of linguistic aesthetics call kilobytes kibibytes (which totally ruins the sound man!)... The kibibyte movement may be the most subversive and destructive the world has ever seen I really don't know how widespread that kibibyte stuff has gotten since I last heard of it, but I haven't seen anyone use it without cracking a smile before (and you have 2 smilies there ), so I don't think its exactly widespread... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 17, 2003, 06:41 AM	#7
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,256 Rep Power: 0	Exactly that. The UK is apparently "metric" yet we measure distance and speed in miles and drink our beer in pints __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

Jan 17, 2003, 07:37 AM	#8
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,202 Rep Power: 57 System Specs	Reminded me of this one.. Lady in butchers shop "A pound of sausages please" "It's kilos now" "A pound of kilos then, please" We should be more like the French - if they don't like a bit of the Euro-rules, they just ignore them, like continuing to ban our beef after it's been declared safe. European union! - what a joke! - Europe is composed of SEPARATE countries, with different language, customs and economies, and one size does NOT fit all. Save the Pound! - and reinstate the pound, the Gallon etc.

Jan 17, 2003, 07:57 AM	#9
merry gargouille Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 962 Rep Power: 0	Yes, after all the Kilo Sterling sounds a bit ridiculous. __________________ There is a war between the ones who say there is a war and the ones who say there isn't. ~~Leonard Cohen

Jan 17, 2003, 01:13 PM	#14
~~DriveEuro~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Congrats.....You are catching up fast.

Jan 17, 2003, 05:08 PM	#17
mbeeston DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: alberta, canada (thats north of the usa people) Posts: 1,036 Rep Power: 53 System Specs	kilo = 1000... got a problem with it take it up with my math teachers! __________________ R.I.P Roadee - you will be missed T_T peace,love, and war... 3 things people look for... "if your going off the deep end, show off, do a cannon ball!" - me

Jan 18, 2003, 04:36 PM	#19
Ryoko American Soldier Join Date: May 2002 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 1,725 Rep Power: 0	whenever i say kilobyte i always will mean 1024 bytes. just like when i say megabyte, i mean 1048576 bytes. computers don't count by tens, they count by twos. so when referring to a computer number, refer to it in twos. thank you. dismounts soapbox

Jan 18, 2003, 09:54 PM	#21
reno Painlord of Ichor Join Date: May 2002 Location: bloinkin! Posts: 1,611 Rep Power: 0	fgh Kilo = Thousand Byte = Byte Kilobyte = 1000 bytes.

Jan 18, 2003, 10:02 PM	#22
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Kilo = Thousand Byte = 2^3 bits Kilobyte = 2^10 bytes OR 1000*(2^3) Kibibyte = 2^10 bytes Kilobyte = 2^10 bytes = 1024 ToshiroOC __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 19, 2003, 09:29 PM	#24
JavaFox E Pluribus Unum Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,203 Rep Power: 0	Vampy is correct, actually. "Kibibyte" has been proposed to represent the value of 1,024 bytes. The bi is a shortened form of binary. Binary is the reason we have this confusion. Therefore, kilobyte actually does mean 1,000 bytes (10^3) because it is a base-10 value, while kibibyte is 1,024 bytes (2^10) because of its binary nature. But I'll never ever use these stupid new standards.