OK. The deal is... the 'Kessel Run' is a route around a black hole. Parsecs are a distance. The Millenium Falcon is fast enough that it could pass close enough to the black hole and escape the event horizon on a run that covered less than 12 parsecs.
As in, it didn't have to go as far around the hole.
Here in New Zealand metered internet use is the norm and has been since we stopped using dial up for residential customers of any ISP.
You're right, it sucks a lot.
No, I'm just saying there are different words for binary and decimal prefixes. It makes sense to use the binary prefix when you're talking about numbers that are powers of two.
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OK. The deal is... the 'Kessel Run' is a route around a black hole. Parsecs are a distance. The Millenium Falcon is fast enough that it could pass close enough to the black hole and escape the event horizon on a run that covered less than 12 parsecs. As in, it didn't have to go as far around the hole.
Here in New Zealand metered internet use is the norm and has been since we stopped using dial up for residential customers of any ISP. You're right, it sucks a lot.
Indeed... one of the worst car accidents I have seen was when a driveshaft came loose and went up through the back seat of the car.
No, I'm just saying there are different words for binary and decimal prefixes. It makes sense to use the binary prefix when you're talking about numbers that are powers of two.
Sorry, I'm not new here, or a hardware engineer. I just think that you should call an orange an orange.
Actually, 1MiB = 1024KiB. 1MB = 1000KB :)
This will be one of those laws designed to protect big business (telco's) rather than individuals.
Please send list of valid keys to naldwell at xtra dot co dot nz.
Shuttle need to get their RMA supply chain sorted out before doing anything.
Yeah, these documents are from before the break up of the Soviet Union, and before the Berlin wall.
Bell curve, Zarf. Zarf, bell curve.