americans

[constrobuz]

[fractal]

how many stones you weight m8?

lol @ 10 based number systems... "it's how many fingers and toes I got"

if we, as a species, had 8 fingers and toes, we would have probably used a base 8 number system #realtalk

[alphacat]

Funny. Was just reading about Dozenalism the other day.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/alexs ... yranny-ten

[fractal]

^ha yes! i hope that we can move beyond ten based number systems, now that we understand higher math....

[pkay]

I've met 4 people in my life who work(ed) for JPL. None of them were americans

[ketamine]

Funny. Was just reading about Dozenalism the other day.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/alexs ... yranny-ten

How the f*ck does that make anything easier?? It’s confusing as h3ll

[fractal]

only because your mind is trapped in the metric system "that makes so much sense"

[Efrafa11]

Funny. Was just reading about Dozenalism the other day.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/alexs ... yranny-ten

If we do that I think we should keep ten, eleven, and twelve the same name but give them a different symbols
considering we already add the suffix at thirteen.

[mks]

In mathematics and computer science, hexadecimal (also base 16, or hex) is a positional numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16. It uses sixteen distinct symbols, most often the symbols 0–9 to represent values zero to nine, and A, B, C, D, E, F (or alternatively a–f) to represent values ten to fifteen. For example, the hexadecimal number 2AF3 is equal, in decimal, to (2 × 16^3) + (10 × 16^2) + (15 × 16^1) + (3 × 16^0), or 10995.

Each hexadecimal digit represents four binary digits (bits), and the primary use of hexadecimal notation is a human-friendly representation of binary-coded values in computing and digital electronics. One hexadecimal digit represents a nibble, which is half of an octet (8 bits). For example, byte values can range from 0 to 255 (decimal), but may be more conveniently represented as two hexadecimal digits in the range 00 to FF. Hexadecimal is also commonly used to represent computer memory addresses.

[Shum]

Funny. Was just reading about Dozenalism the other day.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/alexs ... yranny-ten

If we do that I think we should keep ten, eleven, and twelve the same name but give them a different symbols
considering we already add the suffix at thirteen.

[frank grimes jr.]

my car gets forty rods to the hogshead and that's the way i likes it

nearly spat my coffee out

And you looked good doing from nearly a sheppey away!

[Phigure]

how many stones you weight m8?

lol @ 10 based number systems... "it's how many fingers and toes I got"

if we, as a species, had 8 fingers and toes, we would have probably used a base 8 number system #realtalk

it doesnt really matter what base we use that much (as long as its not something impractical like base 2).

the point is that it's a standardized, logical system rather than 12s and 3s and 5280s.

[fractal]

how many stones you weight m8?

lol @ 10 based number systems... "it's how many fingers and toes I got"

if we, as a species, had 8 fingers and toes, we would have probably used a base 8 number system #realtalk

it doesnt really matter what base we use that much (as long as its not something impractical like base 2).

the point is that it's a standardized, logical system rather than 12s and 3s and 5280s.

that's not true when it comes to computing. the base does matter man. it helps for it to be logical math-wise, not "logically" based on our own preconceptions of what numbers are

[deadly_habit]

how many stones you weight m8?

lol @ 10 based number systems... "it's how many fingers and toes I got"

if we, as a species, had 8 fingers and toes, we would have probably used a base 8 number system #realtalk

it doesnt really matter what base we use that much (as long as its not something impractical like base 2).

the point is that it's a standardized, logical system rather than 12s and 3s and 5280s.

It's only standardized and logical because it's what you're taught from birth.
If you were taught hex or binary in school those would be what you considered standardized and logical, while base 10 would seem foreign.

[Phigure]

how many stones you weight m8?

lol @ 10 based number systems... "it's how many fingers and toes I got"

if we, as a species, had 8 fingers and toes, we would have probably used a base 8 number system #realtalk

it doesnt really matter what base we use that much (as long as its not something impractical like base 2).

the point is that it's a standardized, logical system rather than 12s and 3s and 5280s.

It's only standardized and logical because it's what you're taught from birth.
If you were taught hex or binary in school those would be what you considered standardized and logical, while base 10 would seem foreign.

well that's what im saying about how it doesnt really matter what base we use. if we had grown up using base 7, 8, 9, etc then those would obviously seem more logical to us

i'm not saying it's more logical because it's base 10, it's logical because it's not based off of ratios that some people pulled out of their ass (like 12s and 3s and 5280s)

[mks]

it doesnt really matter what base we use that much (as long as its not something impractical like base 2).

I'm having a hard time following you on this one. Do just mean impractical for humans? Because it makes perfect sense for base 2 numbering being the basis for computer language.

[Phigure]

for computer language definitely, but for day to day use, it's a bit impractical

[fractal]

phigure, i disagree. not just any system will do. 2 and 8 based number systems are perfect for computations, look at the rise of hexi


edit- ah, i see what you are saying. i do feel though, that as the singularity approaches, we will begin to use these systems more and more frequently

[fractal]

this book actually explains why it would be more practical for us to move to a 2, 8 or 16 base system, as humans

http://www.amazon.com/Code-Language-Com ... 0735611319

[flyingointment]