Re: The joy of FORTRAN

On Wed, 5 Mar 2025 11:11:24 -0800, John Ames wrote:

On Sat, 1 Mar 2025 20:27:22 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
 

You could argue that the hard drive makers were using the units
correctly, it was the ones (mis)interpreting “k” as “1024” and so on
who were telling lies.

 
As a general rule, you can tell the difference between an inaccuracy and
a lie by looking at who comes out ahead on it.

That’s the kind of conspiracy thinking that led to the lawsuits.