And to think of all the years I described my occupation as "bit diddling"
--Barry On Mar 24, 2013, at 10:25 PM, Russell Standish <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 [email protected] > 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 ============================================================ 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
