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Zem Permabanned. Flaming, trolling, reregistering.                  Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6632 days Last view: 6632 days |
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| TITS
that is my 1000 post. Tits. I'm not in a position to make an image, and I want to post this now because if I don't I might post somewhere else without thinking about it. So to make this thread interesting and not useless I'll ramble about bases. Too bad we ended up with five fingers. Four fingers, or six fingers, that would have been nice. Base 8, power of two is sweet. That would be easier. Base 12, divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 6. It's annoying having to go into repeating decimals just because you divided a round number by 3. Base 16 would be the sweetest, because hex turned out to be so useful. Anyway, base 10 sucks hard. 10 is divisible by 2 and 5 and NOTHING ELSE. That means we go into decimal places way more often. Pain in the ass. 10 is almost entirely unrelated to everything. 5 isn't very common either. It bugs me. But since we use base 10 anyway, post 1000 looks special. So hey. |
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MathOnNapkins  1100  In SPC700 HELL   Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6309 days Last view: 6309 days |
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If we used base 510510 then most if not all of your common repeating fractions would disappear. Of course we'd need 510510 symbols to display numbers...  . I'll get the chinese working on it right away.  <- my first ever use of smiley. |
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NSNick Gohma IF ALL ELSE FAILS USE BOOZE  Since: 11-17-05 From: Last post: 6311 days Last view: 6311 days |
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Originally posted by Zem Yeah, and then people would actually use octal. *gasp* |
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Tatrion <_<; Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6309 days |
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| I think the ancient Mayans used a base 60 system. That's divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, and 60.
12/60 digits were divisible, or 1/5. In base 10, 1, 2, 5, and 10 are divisible, which is 4/10, or 2/5. Aren't you glad you aren't a Mayan at least? 
Base 16. 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16; 5/16. Base 8. 1, 2, 4, 8. 4/8, or 1/2. It seems the less numbers in a base, the more practical it is. Base 2, 1 and 2. 2/2, or 100% of the numbers are divisible. That's probably why computers use base 2, they'll never encounter a decimal. But it's too cumbersome for human use. The optimal base system probably would have been 8, but it became 10 since you have 10 fingers. Yay. Whatever your base system, happy 3E8th, 1750th, 1111101000th, 1000th post. Now go for your FFFth post (4095th)  |
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asdf Link's Awakening ಠ_ಠ  Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6311 days Last view: 6309 days |
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| As Tatrion said, the fact that we have ten fingers probably contributed to our using base ten. Base eight would've been cool, but...anyhow, happy 1000th post. Hope you're around for many more posts in the future. |
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MathOnNapkins 1100 In SPC700 HELL Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6309 days Last view: 6309 days |
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| Base 8 actually would suck more than base 10. The amount of repeating fractions depends upon how many prime numbers divide into the base. That's why I picked 510510, because it's 2*3*5*7*11*13*17.
For example, 1/3 would be represented as "0.*" where * would be the symbol used to represent the decimal number 170170. Notice this is because 1/3 = 170170/510510. etc etc |
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Zem Permabanned. Flaming, trolling, reregistering. Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6632 days Last view: 6632 days |
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| Maybe base 30 (2*3*5) would be a bit more reasonable. | |||
Zachio Knuckle Joe  Since: 11-19-05 From: Q forever Last post: 6342 days Last view: 6341 days |
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Originally posted by Zem with the 29 symbol being . XD |
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asdf Link's Awakening ಠ_ಠ Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6311 days Last view: 6309 days |
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| But this is a rather silly thing to argue about, don't you guys agree? So what if there are going to be more decimal numbers? It's more practical to have base 10. (edited by asdf on 03-10-06 12:00 AM) (edited by asdf on 03-10-06 12:00 AM) |
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Zem Permabanned. Flaming, trolling, reregistering. Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6632 days Last view: 6632 days |
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| No, it's not more practical to have base 10, it's just unpractical to switch away from it.
But you're right, it's a silly thing to argue about. Let's shift our attention to any of the other threads on the board, where doubtless some matter of utmost importance is being discussed. YEAH? YEAH? |
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Danielle   6730 Administratorrrr HELLO THERE   Since: 11-17-05 From: California Rate me ^_^ Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6309 days |
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| This thread makes you all look like nerds.
I hope you realize that. 
Oh and congrats Zem. CONGRATS DAMN IT. |
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Zem Permabanned. Flaming, trolling, reregistering. Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6632 days Last view: 6632 days |
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Oh no! Now everyone who reads the secret forum on the ROM hacking board will think I'm a nerd!!  |
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MathOnNapkins 1100 In SPC700 HELL Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6309 days Last view: 6309 days |
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Originally posted by Danielle Yeah but you took the time to read it  .
At least this wasn't one of those OMG I LOVE PI threads. |
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Danielle 6730 Administratorrrr HELLO THERE Since: 11-17-05 From: California Rate me ^_^ Last post: 6310 days Last view: 6309 days |
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| I know I'm a nerd. I got nothin to hide.
Which reminds me, Tuesday is pi day! |
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Zem Permabanned. Flaming, trolling, reregistering. Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6632 days Last view: 6632 days |
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| I have a trig test on pi day
it is appropriate I plan to rock it |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain  Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6309 days Last view: 6309 days |
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| Oh, thanks for reminding me!
Only way to celebrate, gotta eat some pie. Blueberry, apple, cherry, gonna die. What's the day that won't repeat? 3/14, for the digitally elite. Yeh, anyway, Base 2 is perfection. Binary works in all cases ever, because you go straight from 1 to 10 and you're in the clear. There's no way to fuck it up. |
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Zem Permabanned. Flaming, trolling, reregistering. Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6632 days Last view: 6632 days |
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| So yeah, my post quality has clearly been dropping lately, so I'm going to take a break from the main board. I'll still post here. I plan to make a new layout before I return; it's been too long since I made something. |
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