From graywyvern@hotmail.com Tue Oct 02 15:33:41 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: graywyvern@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_4_1); 2 Oct 2001 22:33:40 -0000 Received: (qmail 16432 invoked from network); 2 Oct 2001 22:33:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by m8.onelist.org with QMQP; 2 Oct 2001 22:33:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.237.220) by mta1 with SMTP; 2 Oct 2001 22:33:40 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 2 Oct 2001 15:33:40 -0700 Received: from 63.26.229.31 by lw7fd.law7.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 02 Oct 2001 22:33:39 GMT X-Originating-IP: [63.26.229.31] To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Bcc: Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: periodic hexadecimal reminder Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 22:33:39 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Oct 2001 22:33:40.0219 (UTC) FILETIME=[48D324B0:01C14B92] From: "michael helsem" >From: hfroark@bigmailbox.net li'o >There is one other mechanism I would like to see considered: >a way to assign a sticky base, so that one could define a >base at the beginning of a document or section, and have >the later numbers interpreted as the base in question. wouldn't something like NO'O JU'U (say) VEI VAISU'IPA KI work? it sticks place & time in storytelling, why not the number base? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The time when the Bill of Rights, or the providing of historical context or satire, is most precious and most necessary is always when it is being deprecated as too dangerous, irrelevant or inappropriate at the present time." --Alexander Cockburn _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp