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minus-squarecanihasaccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down7·1 year agoBut a byte is 8 bits, not the other way around
minus-squareKrafty Kactus@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoWhat do you mean? The meme has 8 hobbits which make a hobbyte
minus-squarecanihasaccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoI interpreted it as showing that 8 hobbytes were equivalent to a hobbit. I didn’t see that it could be interpreted as saying each little frodo picture under the hobbyte was a hobbit until your comment.
minus-squareremotelove@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoIt almost confused me at first as well. You are not alone. :)
minus-squareKrafty Kactus@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI see your confusion. Hope I cleared it up a bit :)
minus-squarebeckerist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI kind of get it. A byte is 8 bits but if you think of it as it’s 8 times larger than a bit…
But a byte is 8 bits, not the other way around
What do you mean? The meme has 8 hobbits which make a hobbyte
I interpreted it as showing that 8 hobbytes were equivalent to a hobbit. I didn’t see that it could be interpreted as saying each little frodo picture under the hobbyte was a hobbit until your comment.
It almost confused me at first as well. You are not alone. :)
I see your confusion. Hope I cleared it up a bit :)
I kind of get it. A byte is 8 bits but if you think of it as it’s 8 times larger than a bit…