We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes

Re:We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes by metaltyphoon on Thursday August 07, 2025 @09:45AM (#44824396)

Ideally you learn with what you are both with. It’s easy to have base 10 as you have ten fingers. If we only had 8 fingers we could have ended up with octal

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Re:We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes by DonHopkins on Friday August 08, 2025 @04:21AM (#44834763)

You must be an AI, since I only have 8 fingers and two thumbs. ;)

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Re:We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes by vbezhenar on Friday August 08, 2025 @09:27AM (#44836689)

Civilisations of the past used various numeric systems, including 5, 8 and 12. It's not like 10 was universal truth across all the lands.

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