We use base 22
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Ah, you ssh into a Unix like system and use $(( )) or maybe bc?
I mean from their perspective, they would call the 'base' we use '22'. Unless I'm missing the joke in there about a calculator?
22 is the default port for connecting to some kinds of remote computers via ssh. The two utilities I mentioned are tools for performing arithmetic and are usually (but not always) available on the kinds of systems that would be likely to be running ssh.
I knew it wasn't what you meant, I was just making my own Unix joke - I tend to do that and, since it's Lemmy, tend to get mixed results!
Awesome, totally sidestepped any processing i had to catch the meaning, but always appreciate a multi layer Linux reference :)
I only see bleem rocks though. Where are people getting 3 and 4 from?
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I personally like base infinity
Agree! I don't know why other people don't get how convenient it is to have a distinct character for every single number imaginable.
Single digit numbers always
Every base is base 10 than except base 1.
All bases should be quoted in Base-1, the basedest of bases