Pick a base

Oct. 4th, 2006 12:26 am
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In base 16, I just turned 28.
Here in our decimal system, it's 40.
If we used base 8, I'd be 50!
But I think trinary says it best: 1111
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Date: 2006-10-04 04:35 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] glassonion
Erm. I hate to quibble on your birthday, but the base 16 has to be wrong --- 40 can't be an odd number in an even base. I believe it's 28 (which is like 25, i'll grant you, since it's base 16. But still).

Anyway, happy birthday!

Date: 2006-10-04 04:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eclectic-boy.livejournal.com
ha HA! The magic of editing has just made your comment moot! Well, the first part anyway; the second part is still much appreciated.

Date: 2006-10-04 04:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sildra.livejournal.com
Happy birthday!

Date: 2006-10-04 04:49 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] uncleamos
Happy birthday!

We should do something special over the weekend.

Date: 2006-10-04 04:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eclectic-boy.livejournal.com
Why do you think I started SWIL 28 years ago? All part of the clever long-term plan, you see...

Date: 2006-10-04 05:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] saxifrage.livejournal.com
Happy Birthday, and *bighugs*

Date: 2006-10-04 05:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sildra.livejournal.com
That seems like it makes base 16 just as relevant as base 10.

Date: 2006-10-04 05:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] logisticslad.livejournal.com
When I turned 40, I thought of it as starting over in a new decade - I'm in my EARLY 40's now, no longer my LATE 30's. In any event, wishing you health and happiness for the coming year in honor of your birthday!

Date: 2006-10-04 05:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sinsofthedove.livejournal.com
Happy birthday!

Date: 2006-10-04 05:35 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nautiluspq.livejournal.com
Happy birthday!

Date: 2006-10-04 05:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] eclectic-boy.livejournal.com
You're right about my thought process: "base 16... so 40 is twice and a half that, so it's two and a half decades." I should have remembered it was hexades. Or perhaps just had more limeade (which is rather addicting :^)

Date: 2006-10-04 06:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] skolem-hull.livejournal.com
Happy birthday!

Date: 2006-10-04 06:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jaipur.livejournal.com
Whoo hoo!! Congrats and a happy birthday!!

Date: 2006-10-04 08:22 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] crystalpyramid
Happy birthday!

Date: 2006-10-04 10:36 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reldnahkram.livejournal.com
Heppy birthday.

Date: 2006-10-04 11:07 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] allectofromlj
Happy Birthday!!

Date: 2006-10-04 11:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fiddledragon.livejournal.com
Happy birthday!!

1111! (eleventy eleventy one?)

Date: 2006-10-04 11:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sammka.livejournal.com
Happy birthday!!

Date: 2006-10-04 01:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] meanfreepath.livejournal.com
Happy birthday and many happy returns!

Date: 2006-10-04 03:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gallusgallus.livejournal.com
Bappy hirthday! Hope to see you this weekend.

Date: 2006-10-04 05:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wayman.livejournal.com
Pick a base

All your base are belong to birthday!

Date: 2006-10-04 06:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] areyououtthere.livejournal.com
I wish you a happy birthday
A joyous and celebrated birthday
For you, dear Jim
I wish you a long, long life!

Date: 2006-10-04 07:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gerbilicious85.livejournal.com
Happy Birthday!

Date: 2006-10-04 09:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] adfamiliares.livejournal.com
Happy birthday!

Date: 2006-10-04 10:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aryky.livejournal.com
Happy birthday :).

Date: 2006-10-05 05:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] orawnzva.livejournal.com
And many more!

Be seeing you soon.
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