The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 11 months agoI've been robbed!startrek.websiteimagemessage-square123fedilinkarrow-up1919arrow-down130
arrow-up1889arrow-down1imageI've been robbed!startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square123fedilink
minus-squareaccideath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoWhile you are correct, I know no operating system that doesn’t capitalize the K. At the very least not consistently.
minus-squareEheran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoI just checked and my Android phone does indeed make the same error. Amazing.
minus-squareaccideath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 months agoI guess it’s for consistency. M, G and T are all capital and n, p or μ aren’t relevant for bits and bytes. Makes sense to also capitalize the k. Edit: In case of kbps and Mbps, the capitalization is usually correct though…
While you are correct, I know no operating system that doesn’t capitalize the K. At the very least not consistently.
I just checked and my Android phone does indeed make the same error. Amazing.
I guess it’s for consistency. M, G and T are all capital and n, p or μ aren’t relevant for bits and bytes. Makes sense to also capitalize the k.
Edit: In case of kbps and Mbps, the capitalization is usually correct though…