Where the GIGA Name Came from

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It’s funny, he mentions that giga is an internal IDRA name, but fails to mention it’s likely source.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giga-

It was a synonym for giant and in science and computer science refers to a multiple of 10^9 or 2^30 depending.

Apparently some people pronounce it jiga… though I’ve never heard it. So you could call it a jigapress or a jigafactory.

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Apparently some people pronounce it jiga… though I’ve never heard it. So you could call it a jigapress or a jigafactory.
We will not allow GIF conspiracies to leak towards GIGA pronunciation. extremely divisive topic.

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Apparently some people pronounce it jiga…
1. I'm a fan of the hard G, but quick question for all the Delorean fans out there... How many watts are required for time travel?

2. Am I the last person to notice the significance of @Ogre 's new profile pic?
 
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2. Am I the last person to notice the significance of @Ogre 's new profile pic?
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I did notice this thou..

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Apparently some people pronounce it jiga… though I’ve never heard it. So you could call it a jigapress or a jigafactory.

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You must never have watched “Back to the Future” or any of the sequels.
1 point twenty-one jigawatts.
 


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The movie is fiction along with pronunciations. Every mispronunciation will send your reservation number back one position.
 

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You must never have watched “Back to the Future” or any of the sequels.
1 point twenty-one jigawatts.
I guess my reference was a bit too subtle…

I'm a fan of the hard G, but quick question for all the Delorean fans out there... How many watts are required for time travel?
 

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1. I'm a fan of the hard G, but quick question for all the Delorean fans out there... How many watts are required for time travel?

Being an American, and thus never converted to metric. The answer is one banana peel, light beer remnant and can and some miscellaneous organic I cannot remember what they were. Converts to 1.21 Gigawatts of awesomeness
 
 




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