Doesn'y pay to keep anything online !
Feb 3, 2019 09:19:29 #
Guyserman
Loc: Benton, AR
David in Dallas wrote:
There are 10 types of people: those who know binary and those who don't. . . .
Feb 3, 2019 09:28:13 #
Guyserman
Loc: Benton, AR
David in Dallas wrote:
There are 10 types of people: those who know binary and those who don't. . . .
Some people would say there are 1 types of people... I'm glad you started counting at 1 because 0 is nothing. So if you wanted to count 0 as something it would be the first one or number 1.
Feb 3, 2019 11:59:08 #
Longshadow wrote:
Been using computers for so long, zero is a valid value. Null is no data, usually in database fields, ie. no entry.
When I started using computers one was the beginning index value. It changed to zero probably in the late '70s or early '80s.
Feb 3, 2019 13:04:07 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
When I started using computers one was the beginning index value. It changed to zero probably in the late '70s or early '80s.
That explains why for me, I started in 1972. Counters were like 1 to X.
Funny that "1 to 7" did something seven times.
I've always looked at zero as the starting point, and go from there.
Feb 3, 2019 13:20:09 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
DirtFarmer wrote:
When I started using computers one was the beginning index value. It changed to zero probably in the late '70s or early '80s.
The 10 in binary is 2 in decimal numbers (base 10)... So the statement actually says 'There are two types of people, those that know binary and those that don't.'
Dik
Feb 3, 2019 14:01:55 #
Dikdik wrote:
The 10 in binary is 2 in decimal numbers (base 10)... So the statement actually says 'There are two types of people, those that know binary and those that don't.'
Dik
Dik
Oh, DirtFarmer and I got it, but I'll bet there were those who didn't.
Love that t-shirt.
Feb 3, 2019 14:15:51 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
Longshadow wrote:
Oh, DirtFarmer and I got it, but I'll bet there were those who didn't.
Love that t-shirt.
Love that t-shirt.
The statement goes back nearly 50 years ago that I'm aware of... maybe longer. Used to be a 'tagline' for the end of messages when Fidonet was up and running.
Dik
Feb 7, 2019 14:22:27 #
With "free" you get what you pay for! At least they gave adequate warning.
Feb 20, 2019 00:56:14 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
cambriaman wrote:
With "free" you get what you pay for! At least they gave adequate warning.
Sometimes you come across a real deal.
Dik
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