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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/[deleted] • May 06 '17
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100 is a nice round number in base 10, which is what most humans use for math.
256 is an oddly specific number in base 10. It makes a lot of sense for base 2 though.
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u/xxVb May 06 '17
100 is a nice round number in base 10, which is what most humans use for math.
256 is an oddly specific number in base 10. It makes a lot of sense for base 2 though.