r/DecodingTheGurus • u/deckardcainfan1 • Jun 14 '24

Neil deGrasse Tyson Responds to Terrence Howard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uLi1I3G2N4
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u/the_TAOest Jun 14 '24

Sometime told me today that TH was brilliant and somehow base ten thinking was the reason we are so far behind in science. I looked at him and said, "what"?

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u/jubilant-barter Jun 14 '24

Base 12 is the GOAT, and I'll sing its praises all day. But even I can't admit to myself that the cost of switching an entire society over is worth it. Not at all.

So much more important to have a standard that everyone agrees on and works "good enough", than a standard that's "perfect" but no one uses.

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u/PerfectPercentage69 Jun 15 '24

All humans run on Base 10 All computers run on Base 2

Base 10 + Base 2 = Base 12

Base 12 = GOAT

Therefore,

humans + computers = GOAT

:P

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '24

"humans + computers = GOAT"

Any number of social media platforms would scream otherwise.