Re: PROBLEM: KB->KiB, MB -> MiB, ... (IEC 60027-2)

> For "F"s sake, when you gotta use abbreviations, then just use k=1000 and
> K=1024 already, b for bits and B for bytes. Problem gone.

K is Kelvin, k is kilo-

See ISO 31. There is a standard for this stuff which is used worldwide
and only bits of the computing industry appear incapable of following it.
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