The Big 3-0
Yep, Thursday, June 22 is my birthday. I hit the big 3-0 ...
... I'm posting this late on Wednesday, while I am still 2F.
There are 2 types of people in the world: those who understand hexadecimal and those who don't.
I guess that only works as a joke in binary, though. (Binary age: 110000)
And yeah, I cheated a couple weeks ago in my anniversary post, since I mixed bases in a single post. I should have said it was our 1B-th anniversary, but then it would screw up the joke today.
Anyway, happy birthday to me. Nothing exciting going on -- an ordinary day at work, no Cubs game to go to (for the second year in a row), and Ellen works tonight. We'll probably hit a movie on Friday.
... I'm posting this late on Wednesday, while I am still 2F.
There are 2 types of people in the world: those who understand hexadecimal and those who don't.
I guess that only works as a joke in binary, though. (Binary age: 110000)
And yeah, I cheated a couple weeks ago in my anniversary post, since I mixed bases in a single post. I should have said it was our 1B-th anniversary, but then it would screw up the joke today.
Anyway, happy birthday to me. Nothing exciting going on -- an ordinary day at work, no Cubs game to go to (for the second year in a row), and Ellen works tonight. We'll probably hit a movie on Friday.
posted by TT at
6/21/2006 11:20:00 PM
11 Comments:
Happy birthday, Dad!
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Kalen, at 6/22/2006 9:24 AM
Happy birthday, Dad.
Lets see, so last year on my birthday, I became legal to drink. This year, I am turning 16, so that means I can get my drivers license, right?
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Matt, at 6/22/2006 10:46 PM
happy birthday!
are you really only 30?
you make me feel really old....
hope it was a good one...
ps. what movie will you see?
pps. my birthday is july 1.
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Jodi, at 6/22/2006 10:53 PM
Yes, I'm really 30. But that's in hexadecimal (base 16). It sounds so much better that way. One of the benefits of being a computer scientist. The same way my son, who can legally buy a drink, is now 15.
To all the normal folks, who count in decimal, I'm 48 (and Matt is 21).
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TT, at 6/23/2006 7:10 AM
okay, i get it! so i'm 29? (41)
gosh it's been a long time since i've thought "outside the box" like that...what will i be on my birthday? 210?
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Jodi, at 6/23/2006 8:29 AM
You start using letters once you run out of single digit numbers. So on your birthday, you would be 2A
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Matt, at 6/23/2006 8:43 AM
So enjoy being 29 while you can.
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TT, at 6/23/2006 9:24 AM
so i'm 29 until july 1, then i'm 2A? that sounds like a grade of meat...besides, even though i've GOTTEN A's and GIVEN A's, i've never been SIZE A....i guess i'll have to wait until i'm 44, then i'll be 2C - a better representation! (laugh)
that means my son is 1! what is my 14 yr.old? E? and the 12 yr. old is C? this is too fun!
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Jodi, at 6/23/2006 2:45 PM
The third type of person would be the one who has MS Calc on their computer.
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The Narf, at 6/23/2006 9:10 PM
HoosierGirl - You got it!
Narf - yeah, but for some folks it's not as easy to explain how to convert bases with the calculator, even if it is only changing the radio button.
By
TT, at 6/24/2006 12:03 AM
Happy belated birthday, Tim! Too tied down for blogging during this past work week, so I missed all the bits along the way.
By
Mike Norton, at 6/24/2006 8:02 PM
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