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[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (10 children)

I remember being puzzled by this and many other numbers that kept cropping up. 32, 64, 128, 256, 1024, 2048... Why do programmers and electronic engineers hate round numbers? The other set of numbers that was mysterious was timber and sheet materials. They cut them to 1220 x 2440mm and thicknesses of 18 and 25mm. Are programmers and the timber merchants part of some diabolical conspiracy?

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 18 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Powers of two are the roundest of numbers.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge@feddit.uk 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They're not round, they're square!

[–] 007ace@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Slow Clap Well done!

[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Only every other one...

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