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Math (sub.wetshaving.social)

submitted 3 months ago by weird@sub.wetshaving.social to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[–] dnick@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We use base 22

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] dnick@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

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 months ago

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

[–] mhague@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I personally like base infinity

[–] houseofleft@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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 3 months ago

Single digit numbers always

[–] alt_xa_23@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Obligatory Jan misali video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OEF3JD-jYo

[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Every base is base 10 than except base 1.

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Source: Cowbirds In Love by Sanjay Kulkarni

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

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

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