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[2014-10-08. : 8:52 pm] * O)FaRTy1billion[MM] yells "WHAT'S FIVE PLUS SEVEN?" at the monitor*[2014-10-08. : 8:51 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- The only ones I can calculate in my head are the ones that are one digit after the decimal.  [2014-10-08. : 8:51 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- I'm not, I just looked them up on wikipedia and found the tables of fractions[2014-10-08. : 8:51 pm]  NudeRaider -- It's mildly amusing to imagine farty sitting there calculating all sorts of decimals (can you call them that?) for arbitrary number systems  [2014-10-08. : 8:50 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- NudeRaiderNudeRaider shouted: also you missed the 8. But that's good, because who loves 8 Oh, I just listed ones that stood out in my mind as commonly used[2014-10-08. : 8:49 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- The only bad ones I see in base 6 are 1/11, (0.0313452421 0313452421 ...), 1/13 (0.024340531215 024340531215 ...), 1/17 (0.0204122453514331 0204122453514331 ...), 1/19 (0.015211325015211325 015211325015211325 ...)[2014-10-08. : 8:48 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- NudeRaiderNudeRaider shouted: it should at least have a smaller unit than inch 1/2 inch, 1/4 inch, 1/16 inc, 1/32nd inch. [2014-10-08. : 8:47 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- Oh, base 6 isn't that bad. 1/2 = .3, 1/3 = .2, 1/4 = .13, 1/5 = .111..., 1/6 (1/10) = .1, 1/7 (1/11) = .050505..., 1/8 (1/12) = .043, 1/9 (1/13) = .04, ....[2014-10-08. : 8:45 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- because imperial is (mostly -- one can argue) base-12.[2014-10-08. : 8:45 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- NudeRaiderNudeRaider shouted: support for the imperial system is possibly the worst argument for anything. I wasn't trying to say keep it. Just update it with metric principals.[2014-10-08. : 8:44 pm] NudeRaider -- support for the imperial system is possibly the worst argument for anything.[2014-10-08. : 8:43 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- It would also justify several imperial units (dozen, feet, etc.), and also work better with time[2014-10-08. : 8:42 pm] jjf28 -- lets compromise and use base 14, which has almost nothing helpful about it  [2014-10-08. : 8:41 pm] NudeRaider -- just disconnect your LAN cable or WiFi, then click, then plug it in before it tries to send the click. Problem solved.[2014-10-08. : 8:41 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- Base 12 would be useful because then fractions like 1/3 or 2/3 are just as easy as 1/2, 1/4, or 3/4.[2014-10-08. : 8:41 pm] jjf28 -- hex as the standard would be nice, but not with ABCDEF, we need new characters[2014-10-08. : 8:41 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- because then you click and "Oh no, a shout pushed the one I meant to click down. Easy fix!"[2014-10-08. : 8:40 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- or maybe if it were checkboxes and a delete button elsewhere[2014-10-08. : 8:40 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- unless there was an un-delete, or at least an "Are you sure you want to delete (shout text)?"[2014-10-08. : 8:39 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- yeah, then accidental shout deletes wouldn't happen as easily[2014-10-08. : 8:38 pm] NudeRaider -- we should switch to using base 16 (hex) in our daily lives, just to be able to handly binary easier[2014-10-08. : 5:41 pm]  Generalpie -- No, Time Warner. I *don't* want to pay for the english Iranian News Network Channel |
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