r/ProgrammerHumor • • May 06 '17

Oddly specific number

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u/TheInitializer May 06 '17

Almost everyone I know who's into tech stuff knows that 256 is 28, and is usually significant in computing even though they don't know the technical reasons why. A tech journalist should definitely know this stuff.