Re: [LUG] Geeky Joke

[Eion MacDonald <maceion@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks While I understand different bases the only one I really use outside base 10 is base 60.

On Fri, 13 Nov 2020 at 18:12, Grant Phillips-Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

25 in decimal is 11001 in binary, 31 in octal, and 19 in hexadecimal,
so this is simply a play on "Oct(al) 31 = Dec(imal) 25".

Grant. :)

On Fri, 13 Nov 2020 at 17:34, maceion@xxxxxxxxx <maceion@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 13/11/2020 16:25, Neil wrote:
> > Do you all like this one?
> >
> > Why can’t programmers tell the difference between Halloween and Christmas?
> > ~~~
> > ~~~
> > ~~~
> > ~~~
> > ~~~
> > ~~~
> > Because Oct 31 == Dec 25
> >
> > Well, I think it a good one?
> >
> > Neil
> >
>  I do not get it at all!
> explain please.
>
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