Esther SchindlerIf we're supposed to work in Hex, why have we only got A fingers?
Colm Ó Donnchadha@estherschindler
Most people have 10 fingers and 2 thumbs, so octal is a better choice....
George Dinwiddie@ColmDonoghue
I think you need to count again.
cc: @estherschindler
@gdinwiddie @estherschindler
Left hand:
Pinky,1
Ring,2
Middle,3
Pointer,4
Right hand
Pointer,5
Middle,6
Ring,7
Pinky,10
Left hand:
Pinky,1
Ring,2
Middle,3
Pointer,4
Right hand
Pointer,5
Middle,6
Ring,7
Pinky,10
Stefan Rother-Stübs@estherschindler
Well at least you can count up to 3FF with the fingers of both hands
Well at least you can count up to 3FF with the fingers of both hands
Blackoverflow@estherschindler
We have UTF-8 and UTF-16.
So we should abandon bases altogether and give each number its own symbol!
@blackoverflow All your bases are belong to us!