"Another way of saying it in terms seen on this list is that the
concepts we use to contain ideas or systems are mostly arbitrary, but
sometimes useful."
Grr Ash, you dolt! Circumstantial sounds better than arbitrary, because
our measure is usually derived from the available knowledge/tools,
preexisting measures. Another one for the pragmatism principle.
On 1/13/2011 2:19 PM, Ash wrote:
Heh, to my knowledge I made up the term. What I intended was that
choosing the numeric base system can be arbitrary, but the optimized
part means you could choose a particular base that fits an application
well, like hexadecimal to ease reading of binary data, octal in
industrial, hexagesimal in minutes, etc. So 10 could be many different
numbers depending on the numeric base system used. So your base system
of distance could be in consumption of resources, 20 miles equals a
few meals sustainable vs nutrition depletion and increasing need to
seek resources over traveling, or a certain number of car-lengths to
stop on a wet surface at 60mph. or 10 could be the one hundredth
number in a system base valued as .1(decimal). 255(dec) = 1111
1111(bin) = FF(hex) = 377(oct). A cool way to experiment is using the
scientific calculator included in windows (calc.exe).
To reinterpret: There are many types of people, some of whom
understand scale and measure, some who use it without understanding
it, and the unfortunate rest. Another way of saying it in terms seen
on this list is that the concepts we use to contain ideas or systems
are mostly arbitrary, but sometimes useful. I'm not wired right, as
apparent by my hobbies ~!~
On 1/13/2011 1:59 AM, iam deheretic wrote:
I confess I am one of those who don't understand optimized base coding
enlighten me.
Allan
On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 2:11 AM, Ash <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
On 1/12/2011 6:25 AM, Don Johnson wrote:
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 2:37 AM, gabbydott <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Iam, I think you are not reading closely enough. PSK spoke
of "the decision to not live". Have you ever pondered upon a
world that lies inscripted beyond its binary 0/1 coding?
I have. It is called Tron.
dj
Funny, was it a good flick?
There are 10 types of people in the world, those who understand
[optimized base encoding] and those who don't. >:)
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 8:27 AM, iam deheretic
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Pol. I think that is only an illusion. What happens if
death is not as it is often presented but rather are
resurrection it a totally different life determined by
how you responded to this life. and there are some
natural laws that apply whether you admit to them or
not. and everyone is accountable. Also when you commit
suicide you deprive the world of your gifts. Like all
concepts there are exceptions and those are dealt with
on a case by case basis. As a whole I would not count on
being the exemption.
Allan
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 7:06 AM, pol.science kid
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
i think the decision to not live is an active
decision..i think it is the only decision you do
make...a free decision..a rebellion...its you..
On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 7:58 PM, RP Singh
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
When a man is under depression he tries to
escape pain by committing suicide , but does he
really escape pain? No he increases it
hundredfold. The pain and sorrow that his family
and friends feel at his demise is actually a
pain that is experienced by that individual.
Escapism is no remedy , the only way is to
struggle and bear through all hardships. To
fight throughout is the only way and as death
will eventually come, why prepone it.
--
\--/ Peace
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I_D Allan
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
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I_D Allan
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
