• SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    No, that's like dividing by 1,000.

    Anyway, computer scientists split the bit back in 1969, which is how we're able to make smaller and smaller computers: the bits are all smaller, so we can pack more into a single potato chip.