• nonentity@sh.itjust.works
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    24 days ago

    Every number system is base 10.

    Binary is base 1+1.
    Ternary is base 2+1.
    Octal is base 7+1.
    Decimal is base 9+1.
    Duodecimal is base B+1.
    Hexadecimal is base F+1.

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        13 days ago

        I mean from their perspective, they would call the ‘base’ we use ‘22’. Unless I’m missing the joke in there about a calculator?

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          13 days ago

          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!

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            11 days ago

            Awesome, totally sidestepped any processing i had to catch the meaning, but always appreciate a multi layer Linux reference :)