Why isn’t this an SI unit? [xkcd: 394]

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THERES BEEN A LOT OF CONFUSION OVER 1024 vs 1000, KBYTE IS KBIT, AND THE CAPITALIZATION FOR EACH. HERE, AT LAST, IS A SINGLE, DEFINITIVE STANDARD: SYMBOL NAME KB KILOBYTE SIZE NOTES 1024 BYTESoR 1000 BYTES DURING LEAP 1000 BYTES YEARS, 1024 OTHERWISE KB KELLY-BOOTLE 1012 BYTES STANDARD UNIT COMPROMISE BETWEEN 1000 AND 1024 BMTES KiB IMAGINARY KILOBYTE USED IN QUANTUM 1024 Fi BYTES COMPUTING kb INTEL KILOBYTE Kb DRIVEMAKERS KILOBYTE 023.937528 BYTES CALCULATED ON PENTIUM FPU. CURRENTLY SHRINKS BY 4 BYTES EACH YEAR 908 BYTES FOR MARKETING REASONS KBa BAKER’S KILOBYTE 1152 BYTES 9 BITS TO THE BYTE SINCE YOU’RE SUCH A GOOD CUSTOMER