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Re: Vocab #5

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Saturday, April 27, 2002, 23:12
Christian Thalmann wrote:
> Eight is a nice number, about the same order of magnitude as our ten, > but it divides nicer: 2 x 2 x 2 rather than 2 x 5. Most importantly: > It's not ten! Is there anything more boring than ten-based systems? > ;-)
I dunno, 10 is, IMO, a bit better than 8, as it can be divided into fifths and (with nonrepeating decimals) powers of five in addition to 2 and powers of 2, whereas 8 can only be divided by 2 and powers of 2. But even better is 12. :-) -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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