On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 08:59:39PM -0600, Nicholas Thompson wrote: > Joshua, > > > > You are absolutely correct. "higher-order bit" it is. Even better. Can > you imagine what a former English major's imagination did with that? > > >
Given that "bit" is a slang term for a (possibly young?) woman in some dialects, the mind boggles. Mind you, according to Urban Dictionary, it means something entirely different http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bit, but it still fits. Cheers -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) Principal, High Performance Coders Visiting Professor of Mathematics hpco...@hpcoders.com.au University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
