""Priscilla Oppenheimer""  wrote in message
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> I do use decimal. ;-) Just like someone else said, I do make a list such
> as: 128, 192, 224, 240, 248, 252, 254, 255.
>
> I don't get the tricks I've seen people do where they subtract from 256
(or
> something like that. Since I don't get them, I can't remember them!)
>
> Priscilla

256-1=255
256-2=254
256-4=252
256-8=248
256-16=240
256-32=224
256-64=192
256-128=128

these are powers of 2.
i just memorize the list, as well.  but if i forget it, i can always fall
back to powers of 2. ;>

-dre




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