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[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Empirical means based on data. The word you are looking for is imperial.

Also, metric measurements are in base 10, so you have it backwards.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

man's actually taking the piss at OP's use of "empirical" instead of "imperial"

also, i doubt that measurements of data can be imperial or metric; even Bytes themselves are just measurements of 8 bits.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Hmmm... There are as many ounces in a cup as there are bits in a byte.
Maybe the first byte fit in a cup.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

It's all in good fun. No need to spoil the joke.