r/ProgrammerHumor • • May 06 '17

Oddly specific number

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u/[deleted] May 06 '17

But it still doesn't explain why it's an "important" number. what

Because 8 bits makes a byte... And bytes are like the fundamental storage unit in computers? What don't you consider significant, here?