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minus-squareUndearius@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up238arrow-down1·2 days agoZeros 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.
minus-squarezerofk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up67·2 days agoIs that what happens in network congestion: a 1 bit gets in the wire sideways and takes a while to dislodge?
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·2 days agoYes. When that happens a network engineer has to blow through the cable, that’s why it causes lag
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·2 days agoFinally, an answer that makes sense.
minus-squarezxqwas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 days agoAnd 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).
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.
Is that what happens in network congestion: a 1 bit gets in the wire sideways and takes a while to dislodge?
Yes. When that happens a network engineer has to blow through the cable, that’s why it causes lag
Finally, an answer that makes sense.
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).