In reply to "m2" who wrote the following:
> yes, exactly. it's not so much a funny joke, but a "dirty trick" on
> the brain. it still gets me everytime I read it casually, and think
> "ten" as I read it because we are so programmed to see 10 in base ten,
> but it's just a number. i went to school for electronics and
> computers long ago and had to learn to do binary and hex math...
>
>
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2017 07:52:33 GMT, RIB <rib@rack.com> wrote:
>
> > > > * 'There are only 10 types of people in the world... those *
> > > > * who understand Binary... and those who dont' *
> > > -------------------------------------
>
> > Forget it. I've just worked out that 10 is binary for 2. Haha. Very clever.
> > :-)
> >
> > RIB.
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I used to write little programmes in "basic" for a magazine many moons ago and
learned to do repetitive stuff in machine code. I learned hex and binary too of
course. You are right about looking at 10 as base ten though. Felt an ass when
the penny dropped lol!
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