Why do computer scientists get Halloween and Christmas confused?
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Because Oct 31 equals Dec 25
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Comp Sci Joke
Started by WEBS, Dec 20 2003 08:49 PM
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Posted 20 December 2003 - 08:49 PM
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Posted 20 December 2003 - 11:16 PM
haha... Actually I bet most of the ppl wouldn't understand it.
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Posted 20 December 2003 - 11:18 PM
Hehe! 
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Posted 20 December 2003 - 11:37 PM
That has got to be the most incredible coincidence I've ever heard of, and if you try to calculate the odds of such an occurrence, you'd understand why I'm so amazed. Of course, just as interesting is how someone actually came across that detail. Good one! 
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Posted 21 December 2003 - 06:29 PM
yeah i dont get it :oops:
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Posted 21 December 2003 - 11:11 PM
Oct 31 is 31 in base 8. Dec 25 is 25 in base 10.
Convert 25 (base 10) to base 8 and you will get 31, and vice versa.
Convert 25 (base 10) to base 8 and you will get 31, and vice versa.
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Posted 22 December 2003 - 01:35 AM
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yeah i dont get it :oops:
Oct is "octal," aka base 8 math. Dec is "decimal," aka base 10 math.
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Posted 28 December 2003 - 05:36 PM
Wow, you guys sure have a lot of time on your hands... And yes, that's coming from the guy with 1000+ posts. :roll:
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