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Jul 2, 2009 10:32 PM
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"Is this in base 8 or base 10."
You don't want to work in base 8, either use binary or hex.
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Jul 2, 2009 10:51 PM
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> "Is this in base 8 or base 10."
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> You don't want to work in base 8, either use binary
> or hex.
octal is cute... and it converts back and forth from binary MUCH easier (for novices) than hex.
ever see the octal proof that halloween = christmas?
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Hate is not overcome by Hate; by Loving Kindness alone is Hate appeased. This is an eternal law. The Buddha: Dhammapada V. 5
maintain hope; pray for peace; work for justice.
"Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence."
Martin Luther King Jr.
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here
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Jul 3, 2009 1:10 AM
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> Not sure what you are referring to, but my guess is
> it was a round figure rather than an exact one.
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> Either way you cut it this admin has done very little
> to help others get jobs.
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> About a trillion spent in stimulus and all we get is
> more unemployment.
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> But gosh, he sure does speak well and has a nice
> smile. To our leftist friends, that's all the
> qualification one really needs.
What were the qualifications of HIS HOLINESS GWB?
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Re: in defense of octal and a math joke
Jul 3, 2009 3:38 PM
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> > "Is this in base 8 or base 10."
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> > You don't want to work in base 8, either use
> binary
> > or hex.
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> octal is cute... and it converts back and forth from
> binary MUCH easier (for novices) than hex.
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> ever see the octal proof that halloween = christmas?
oct 31 = dec 25....
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Hate is not overcome by Hate; by Loving Kindness alone is Hate appeased. This is an eternal law. The Buddha: Dhammapada V. 5
maintain hope; pray for peace; work for justice.
"Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence."
Martin Luther King Jr.
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