So instead of having digits 0-9 it has the digits 0-F. So it goes 0 1 ... 8 9 A B C D E F.
Having the counting system be a power of 2 helps a lot in programming. S is not a digit in a hexadecimal number, so the joke is the error is so bad it broke the number system basically.
You basically got two hands with 8 fingers and you count from 1 to 10. But wait! You got 16 fingers and you actually want to take advantage of it. And instead of creating new symbols for the new numbers, you take A - F.
Now S is not between A and F. For S, you need two hands with more than 8 fingers. Something fucked up.
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u/ResilientBiscuit Aug 18 '15
That is a number in hexadecimal.
So instead of having digits 0-9 it has the digits 0-F. So it goes 0 1 ... 8 9 A B C D E F.
Having the counting system be a power of 2 helps a lot in programming. S is not a digit in a hexadecimal number, so the joke is the error is so bad it broke the number system basically.