10^9 = german billion. no problem here with the short ladder. | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		monos on Nov 4, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tarsnap - Why is 1 GB 10^9 bytes instead of 2^30? 10^9 = german billion. no problem here with the short ladder.

paulbaumgart on Nov 4, 2009 [–]

Maybe I misunderstand your comment, but Germany uses the long scale, last time I checked.

monos on Nov 5, 2009 | [–]

ops, yes of course

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact