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Comment by barbazoo

4 hours ago

What is a bit, a penny?

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dec0dedab0de  3 hours ago

1/8, so 2 bits is a quarter.

it comes from old spanish coins that they would cut into eight pieces, or bits.

I learned that after watching one of the pirates of the Caribbean movies and googling pieces of eight.

  • retrocog  3 hours ago

    THIS exactly and oops, I replied too quickly :)

patrickthebold  3 hours ago

Half a quarter.

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