while i agree with your opinion, hexadecimal is base 16, 10+6. 12 would be very, very hard on programers, it has to be a power of 2, the alternative which was even more ugly than needing 16 fingers was octal, or base 8, but it turns out to represent 3 binary digits, where as hexadecimal represents 4, another power of 2 and it works out allot better. yes, i can actually count in hex and with a some effort do a little math in hex. but as you point out, this guy wouldn't know a parody if it slapped him in the face. if you looked at his garbage more, there's another site he's trying to shut down, apparently not realizing that it's a parody of his garbage but thinking that it's an honest attempt to drive people from christ. by the way, he does also demonize catholics. save us all from insane self righteous zealots of all sorts!
Leigh Alan Dyer wrote: > > Half of your diatribe results from your apparent ignorance of > mathematics... all the nonsense about the notation concerning 'hex' > notation by programmers comes from them not wanting to say hexadecimal > every time they need to discuss base 12 maths. "Hex" is this case does > come from Latin, after all, which is still a language used by the ------ -- "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." (Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.) -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
