that would be a cool band name...2 to the power of 7
Why 0 - 127?
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- Rad Grandad
- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world. It requires profound, purpose‐larger‐than‐the‐self kind of understanding.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 10597 posts since 13 Jun, 2004 from Alberto Balsam
Hink was just playing, but for the significance of 10 in most cultures, look at your handsflippya2000 wrote:..I'll have to take your word on thatHink wrote:because 1+2+7 = 10but what is the significance of 10 prey tell? Something to do with binary no doubt - whatdya mean I'm wrong?
I always thought the dominant number systems in most cultures would be much better if we had 6 fingers on each hand.
Plus there would be the super shocker
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 10597 posts since 13 Jun, 2004 from Alberto Balsam
ouroboros wrote:to press this theme further, I must say that, while the formulaic "blond/creed/nationality"j okes are pretty dumb, this one:
The Best Blond Joke Ever,
-had me rolling.
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- KVRian
- 740 posts since 27 Sep, 2005 from UK
Don't take much to confuse me!Hink wrote:flippya2000 wrote:..I'll have to take your word on thatHink wrote:because 1+2+7 = 10
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- KVRAF
- 3964 posts since 31 Aug, 2003 from In a foreign town, in a foreign land
It's the Number Of The Eon.The Chase wrote:How come in a lot of music software, the range of parameters often goes from zero to 127? What is the significance of this number?
128/128 128, Erik
Pop music delenda est.
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- KVRian
- 740 posts since 27 Sep, 2005 from UK
Definately a conspiracy!!!Meffy wrote:128 = two to the seventh = twelve squared minus four squared. Coincidence? Or CONSPIRACY?!?!
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- KVRist
- 493 posts since 9 Mar, 2003
It's because: Hot Leather & Fist's of Fire x 2...
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- KVRAF
- 12977 posts since 29 Sep, 2003 from Ottawa, Canada
The Chase wrote:I always thought the dominant number systems in most cultures would be much better if we had 6 fingers on each hand.
Plus there would be the super shocker
First time you ever made me laugh aloud (on purpose), Chase! Good one...! The question is, how would the original be modified...?Three in the pink, 2 in the stink, or Four in the pink, 1 in the stink?
Or... 2 in the pink, 1 in the stink, finger and thumb doin whatcha think?
Greg
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- KVRAF
- 4222 posts since 23 Feb, 2004 from Tucson Arizona USA
It is an unsigned 7 bit value leaving room for a start/stop bit in an 8-bit data byte.The Chase wrote:How come in a lot of music software, the range of parameters often goes from zero to 127? What is the significance of this number?
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- KVRAF
- 4222 posts since 23 Feb, 2004 from Tucson Arizona USA
You do realize that Christopher Guest is American, right?Lovesign wrote:I guess my British humour is wasted here....Borogove wrote:The stuff that goes up to 128 probably starts at 1 instead of zero. Computers and computer programmers usually count from zero, lesser beings usually count from one.Lovesign wrote:But some stuff goes up to 128 ???)
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- Skunk Mod
- 21249 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Pony Pasture
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- KVRian
- 1469 posts since 18 Sep, 2004 from Suffolk, UK
No shit, really ???james0tucson wrote:You do realize that Christopher Guest is American, right?Lovesign wrote:I guess my British humour is wasted here....Borogove wrote:The stuff that goes up to 128 probably starts at 1 instead of zero. Computers and computer programmers usually count from zero, lesser beings usually count from one.Lovesign wrote:But some stuff goes up to 128 ???
Next you'll be telling me that Harry Shearer is really C Montgomery Burns and Waylon Smithers !!! How on earth would they record those scenes ??
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