XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:57:03 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:   
      
   > I suspect that this is because "pound" is (at least somewhat) easier and   
   > faster to pronounce than the others.  As we all know,   
   > convenience trumps just about everything else - remember the "baud" vs   
   > "bps" confusion.   
      
   Then there is GB versus GiB etc.   
      
   $ free --giga   
                  total        used        free   
   Mem:              15           6           2   
   Swap:              2           0           2   
      
   $ free --gibi   
                  total        used        free   
   Mem:              14           5           2   
   Swap:              1           0           1   
      
   $ free -h   
                  total        used        free   
   Mem:            14Gi       6.0Gi       2.4Gi   
   Swap:          2.0Gi          0B       2.0Gi   
      
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