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[-] lefixxx@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Doesn't matter how many digits you use. The first number after the last possible single digit is 10. If the first digit tier is 0 and the second is 1 it means it's the number after you have used all the possible digits to express a number with a single digit number. Guess it's harder to explain.

[-] dnick@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago
[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Ah, you ssh into a Unix like system and use $(( )) or maybe bc?

[-] dnick@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

I mean from their perspective, they would call the 'base' we use '22'. Unless I'm missing the joke in there about a calculator?

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

22 is the default port for connecting to some kinds of remote computers via ssh. The two utilities I mentioned are tools for performing arithmetic and are usually (but not always) available on the kinds of systems that would be likely to be running ssh.

I knew it wasn't what you meant, I was just making my own Unix joke - I tend to do that and, since it's Lemmy, tend to get mixed results!

[-] dnick@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Awesome, totally sidestepped any processing i had to catch the meaning, but always appreciate a multi layer Linux reference :)

[-] mhague@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I only see bleem rocks though. Where are people getting 3 and 4 from?

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[-] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I personally like base infinity

[-] houseofleft@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago

Agree! I don't know why other people don't get how convenient it is to have a distinct character for every single number imaginable.

[-] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Single digit numbers always

[-] alt_xa_23@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[-] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] skisnow@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

All bases should be quoted in Base-1, the basedest of bases

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