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Friday, August 28, 2026
hold on, I have my info theory textbook with me, let me go check if it uses the term
I'm tired
nibble->byte-->word
? yes it does
Word and doubleword are conventions
oh, fair
Okay I looked, my textbook literally only mentions bits and nats by name
because those are the only important ones
the rest are just b-ary units for some b
Replying to legorhin #jazardly the term for a 3-state quantum unit is way stupider
Leg, please tell me it's QTbit
that's objectively the best name
my textbook also specifically says bits (binary digits or units) , so I was not insane for thinking they were both used
this sounds less bad that trit
I think the qu in front softens it
how many trits are in a tryte
Replying to Spooky Phijkchu #spooky.131 Word and doubleword are conventions (edited)
yeah it's simple, a word is usually 2 words long and a dword is usually 2 words (aka 4 words) long
Replying to reorruatrnte #toughbrook how many trits are in a tryte
6 for this computer
Cwm fjord bank glyphs vext quiz. (26 letters)
"Jived fox nymph grabs quick waltz." (28 letters)
"Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow." (29 letters)
Saturday, August 29, 2026
What kind of poll should pirate do?
- Habit/Preference survey5 votes · 33%
- Hypothetical Scenario Analysis2 votes · 13%
- Morality survey2 votes · 13%
- Veiled Malice2 votes · 13%
- Squidwarding3 votes · 20%
- Real Shit1 vote · 7%
15 votes Poll closed
Usually its the 30th
Oh right, happy pre-Birthday Phijkchu
I'll be on in a bit