Friday, November 6, 2009

THE NERD OFF (6e657264206f6666)

what better way to kick off an online computerworld blog than to dedicate this inaugural post to a nerd-off conversation by brother and i (and my undercover-nerd wife) just had as he/they explained how binary works, and the ins-and-outs of the art of hexadecimal.

hexadecimal? it's "base 16"...derrrrr.

...you know, how "0" (pronounced "OH") can't be the letter "O", because in computerworld "OH" has no place in hexadecimal (because it only goes to "f"...of course!), but in the builderworld "o" (pronounced "OH") is most always a "zero" usage...like a 3068 door (three-oh-six-eight) means 3-feet wide by 6-feet 8-inches tall--the "oh" signifies "zero" inches.

WHAT?! yeah, i'm still lost. so you know what i said to him? i just stomped my foot and said,
"7768617465766572206e657264".

HA! that'll show 'em!
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2 comments:

  1. LabCzarNovember 27, 2009 at 6:24 PM

    There are 10 types of people who think this kind of thing is funny or interesting. Those who may work with computers for a living, and those who don't.

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  2. franDecember 6, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    I get it, finally. Took a while. LabCzar is not talking about the number between 9 and 11 but the number that is between 1 and 11 in the binary system. Who would have thunk it!

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