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[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It also makes sense in computer programming. One bit (0 or 1) One byte = 8 bit (1011 1100)

it does make more sense but retraining your brain to a different math base is hard.

From there, one can wonder… , why don’t we count with Pi as our base, that would help a lot with measuring circular things.

Edit: 1 byte = 8 bit, not 4

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

One byte = 8 bits. 4 bits is a 'nyble'

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oops yes.

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No problemo, I only remember because of how painful failing a quiz in a very difficult class early in my education was haha.

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I honestly don’t know what I was thinking. I’ve been parsing I2C byte communication tables all week I should know this but my brain is just fried.