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http://www.unm.edu/~keithw/index.html

I ran across this website looking for How to count to 32 on one hand and I am hooked... I refuse to leave until I achieve everything he describes and read ever last of his Mind Ramblings

...This interesting stuff and paints an interesting picture on how technology will co-exist with mankind in the years to come.

[This message has been edited by Petskull (edited 06-10-2003).]

Interesting but some of his stuff seems really far off.

Like talking about death being eradicated within the next one hundred years.

Geez. If anything, it would be the rich people who would benefit from it since the medical companies are probably going to milk as much as they can from everyone before actually giving them something that really works.

Also, war will never cease. There will always be problems because humans will conflict and so on.

I am asexual, neither male nor female.

Interesting site, will read..

I dont get the 2115 reference tho ?? I mean its not

If death were eradicated, where would we all park?

Canada

Okay, so how do you get to 32 on one hand? Did you ever find out?

Binary, my dear Watson


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Wang, I'm assuming binary.
2^5 = 32

Petskull beat me by mere seconds!



[This message has been edited by warjournal (edited 06-10-2003).]

wow... good guess...

... of when I would come to post that is...


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I don't want to seem stupid, but I had already considered binary, and doesn't five bits only go up to 31? I mean: 1 + 2+ 4 + 8 + 16 = 31, and the sixth bit would be 32, right? Am I confused on this, or is it the world?

[Edit: Ah, I see now. You have 32 numbers in five bits, but strictly speaking (taking the numbers as they are), you can only count to 31...]



Evil in theory, not so much in practice...

[This message has been edited by Wangenstein (edited 06-10-2003).]

Isn't Zero a valid number ??


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A programmer's mind and a salesman's lips

Yes, but my point is that, in binary, 000001 = 32, not 111110, which equals 31.

I'm splitting hairs, I know, but even the web page you guys pointed to says you're counting to 31...

Nice link, never thought of counting binary with my fingers before

You're only counting to 31, but you're counting 32 numbers.

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"There are 10 kinds of people; those who know binary, those who don't and those who start counting at zero"

Anyway, counting to 32 on one hand ...
no fingers = 0+1 = 1
little finger alone = 1+1 = 2
second finger alone = 2 + 1 = 3
and so on ...
voila by the addition of the dimwit constant we get - One hand Counting 1-32 (for the digitally challenged)

and for the real nerdy smartypants ... did you try it in 2's complement arithmetic yet?? ...



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A programmer's mind and a salesman's lips

oh.... I get it! This is a Zen thing.

If you concentrate and are very still, you will hear the sound of one hand counting....

Well, heck... if we're going to start counting at 'one', why stop there? Just start with 32 and get it over with...

hehehehehe... bastard....


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