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Subject: Binary prefixes and decimal separators in Google's calculator
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Markus Kuhn wrote:

> Type "1 gigabyte in bytes" and "1 gigabyte in gibibyte" into Google
> and see what its (fully gibi aware) calculator thinks ... :(
>=20
> Even worse, try "1 kilobit/second in bit/second".

Horrible! That's not what I would call "fully gibi aware".

Connecting back to the topic of decimal separators, try first "3,14159=20
radians in degrees" and then "3,142 radians in degrees".

Conclusion: Google's calculator is nothing but a toy.

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