For the Technical Minded...

[perry]

There are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary, and those who dont!


I''m in, how about you?

Perry

 

[strmrdr]

you don''t however get binary collections.
The real funny part of that that its untrue and no one gets it :}

 

[perry]

Storm:

I have to disagree.

The statment is obvously true.

I am not sure what you mean by your statement "you don''t get binary collections." Depends on your definitions of "Collections" is.

I note also that the statement only ask about people who "understand" binary. Not who "directly" use it.

I do admit that binary has limited direct personal usage for most people as they do not directly work in binary. However, everyone on this site is using tools that use binary (digital computers - the ones everyones use for PC''s and for web servers - operates in binary). So even if we don''t understand it - we use it. It is usually masked by user frendly programs that do not require people to know or understand it (or even know it is there).

I am probably one of the few people who built what would not be considered a very crude computer and programmed it in binary (decades ago: but back then it was "hot").

Hope this helps; (but I am sure some are confused).

Perry

 

[strmrdr]

10 represents 3 binary states:

00
01
10

not 2

All binary collections are 0 based not 1 based and a group of people is a collection.

PS. yes I have an EET degree as well as am a computer programmer.

 

[JCJD]

Ummm, the only reason I get it is because hubby is a programmer! He has a coworker with a binary clock, and another who wrote a program that counts down to 5pm in binary (I think it''s in binary) - veeeeeerrrry techie.

 

[perry]

Storm:

The binary 10 is equal to the decimal (base 10) 2

I disagree that the binary 10 represents 3 binary states.

I would agree that it is the third binary state (i.e: it is the third state, but does not represent all the previous binary states: that would be like saying that the decimal number 9 is also 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 - not logical)

00 being the first (representing decimal "0")

01 being the secon (representing decimal "1")

10 being the third (representing decimal "2")


My memory of binary collections is faint (and sketchy) so I will accept your explainations. Also, it has nothing to do with the "joke."

Perry

 

[msdarlinjoy]

Uh .... Um ....

What

Way over my ''whittle head!

 

[Leila]

Date: 8/6/2006 6:23:06 PM
Author: Mrs Darlin Joy
Uh .... Um ....

What

Way over my ''whittle head!

I just consumed a bag of Maui Onions potato chips.
150 cal per 1 oz
15oz bag = 2250 cal
135g fat
27g sodium
240g carbs
30g protein

Ok,ok, I did this over 7 days and my hubby helped. Hehe...This is the kind of math I know.