Keeping The Count With Aides

[positiveEV]

There is also hexadecimal, instead of using 2 or 10 digits, it uses 16!

It goes on like this: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,1A,1B...FF,100...

2*2=4

In the binary world, this would give 10*10=100
In the hexadecimal world, it gives 2*2=4

If you take 4*4=16, in the binary world it gives 100*100=10000
In the hexadecimal world, 4*4=F


Hours of fun converting from one system to another. We use a 10 numbers system because we have 10 fingers and people have been conting on them for a while.

 

[GeorgeD]

How does the binary system fit into Douglas Adams's "Great Question of Life"?

101010

 

[GeorgeD]

There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Had a University professor once who could convert from Decimal to octal, hex, or binary in his head. Probably could do base 6 and base 7 but they're not very useful.

 

[mdlbj]

I think with more practice you will remember the RC number easily. If this is a problem you may want to start by remembering the RC from the last time you practiced.

I do that with the people I practice with. Call them in the middle of the day and have the repeat the last RC. Eventually, you will start to subconsciously remember the last number in your head. I would use a mental picture of the number so when I was filling out comp forms, I would have it right there in front of me so to speak. Now I'm so hyper focused when I play its second nature to remember.

What really helped me was to know what number it is and have the image of that number in front of you if you will so, when Mary Jo talks to you your seeing that number in front of you not her face.

Practice, practice and practice more. Remembering the RC is one of the easier things to do.

Good luck.

 

[SilentBob420BMFJ]

101010

yes! thats a sweet book, but i stopped halfway thru the 3rd book, as it was not as good, and somebody told me the first and second books are the best

 

[aslan]

There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

Don't tell me---10 = 2 in binary terms.

 

[SilentBob420BMFJ]

My personal favorite would be the number 13.

(left hand, palm up, thumb is MSD)

thumb and ring finger down and the other 3 up? the only significance that has to me is matt hardy v1, and if you dont know what im talking about, then what significance does that "sign" have to you? also, what is MSD?

 

[SilentBob420BMFJ]

Don't tell me---10 = 2 in binary terms.

this isnt hard aslan.. binary starts with 1, and doubles from that point on, so 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, etc.. so then 1 is 1, 10 is 2, 100 is 4, 1000 is 8, 10000 is 16, etc, also, 0001 is 1, 00000001 is 1, 01 is 1, 00000000001 is 1, etc.. lets break down the number 16 (10000) for you.. to figure out what the digit on the left stands for, you should count from right to left starting with 1, so you count 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, so you know the digit to the far left stands for 16, so is it on or off? there is a 1, so its on, so its 16, which makes the next number (second from the left) 8, is it on or off? its off cuz its a 0, and you go on like that, so what would 10001 be? 17!