Re: [lojban] Re: Gone 1 1/2 years...

[Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org>]

On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 02:27:12AM +0300, robin wrote:
> Hex is currently in vogue because we think binary computers are
> cool, but there is nothing to make it inherently superior.  As a
> kid, I was a big fan of octal.

Precisely.  In fact, the utility of something whose only divisors
are powers of two is extremely questionable.

Contrast to duodecimal (base 12) which is divisable by 2, 4, 3 and
6, or base-60, which adds 5, 10, 20, 15, and 30.

Which would *you* rather use in your daily life?

Oh, and why are we having this discussion again?

-Robin

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