• Undearius@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Zeros are round like the wire so they can stack nicely.

    Ones need to be put through the wire length-wise meaning they take up more space.

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      Is that what happens in network congestion: a 1 bit gets in the wire sideways and takes a while to dislodge?

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      And since they are round-ish it does not matter so much which way is up when you stack them. A computer will always recognize them as zeros.

      A one has to be somewhat close to the right way up (or upside down works too).