Could this question have been moved to a more appropriate section instead of being closed? I thought carefully before asking because I know that I have a horrible tendency to take rejection personally, and so I wanted to avoid feeling like I stepped on people's toes. 

The reason I asked the question here in particular was due to the "hot topic" [What is the origin of k-1024][1], which at the time I felt asked a similar question?

What is practical for one, may not be practical for another, but alas that is not an argument in and of itself. But asking for the origins of 1024 isn't as practical as knowing that HDD manufacturers sometimes use one standard over the other. So I'm at a lost, but its the way it goes. 

I don't want to step on peoples toes, so I will take my answer "off the air". 

("off the air" = I will not reply back)


  [1]: https://superuser.com/questions/287375/what-is-the-origin-of-k-1024%20%22What%20is%20the%20origin%20of%20k-1024