10 Types of People

[Fester]

There are 10 Types of People in the world.

Those who understand binary and those who don't.

[Dave in Tenn]

I graduated High School in 1974, to give you some idea when all this took place.  Back in the 8th grade--1968?--in our regular math class we were studying Base2 mathematics (as well as other Bases).  All I can remember thinking was, "How in the world is anybody ever going to use this?"  I have missed the boat too many times to count.

[bpenelli]

You don't like that "one bit" do you?

[Fester]

I like it "two bits" though.

You don't like that "one bit" do you?

[Vangie]

Okay Dave and Fester,
I googled base 2 math, and got lost here--probably somewhere around 8th grade stuff...??

Years later, we learned that the ones column meant 10^0, the tens column meant 10^1, the hundreds column 10^2 and so on, such that

      10^2|10^1|10^0
        1 |  9 |  3

the number 193 is really {(1*10^2)+(9*10^1)+(3*10^0)}.

Can anyone explain what the carrot means?  Maybe if I get that I can move on to the next section...... ::)I hope.  I can't figure out how 193 is obtained here.

[Fester]

 
^ is called a caret (not a carrot which Bugs Bunny likes)
has a few meanings but in your instance .....
10 ^ 2 .... is 10 to the power of 2
(as in the written number 10 with a little 2 to the top right, raised slightly above the top of the 10)
it is used in places like this where superscript is not available

Okay Dave and Fester,
I googled base 2 math, and got lost here--probably somewhere around 8th grade stuff...??

Years later, we learned that the ones column meant 10^0, the tens column meant 10^1, the hundreds column 10^2 and so on, such that

     10^2|10^1|10^0
       1 |  9 |  3

the number 193 is really {(1*10^2)+(9*10^1)+(3*10^0)}.

Can anyone explain what the carrot means?  Maybe if I get that I can move on to the next section...... ::)I hope.  I can't figure out how 193 is obtained here.

It also has nothing to do with understanding this riddle.

[Joel]

I don't get this! but I never confused 31 Oct = 25 Dec. either. 

[Joel]

Ok, I do get 10 = 2, never was good at math though.

[Fester]

31 Oct. does equal 25 Dec.
   
31 Octal = 25 Decimal

I don't get this! but I never confused 31 Oct = 25 Dec. either.  

Halloween = Christmas

[Fester]

 
Joel is the winner!

Ok, I do get 10 = 2, never was good at math though.

10 binary = 2 decimal

[Dave in Tenn]

Joel is the winner?!?  And I didn't even know it was a contest.  Told you I miss the boat all the time.   

[Ninny]

Hey, you guys have got me laughing...I understood Vangie's 193...and it didn't have anything to do with the riddle!! bummer!! Geez...Dave is there room on your boat?? I missed that other one, too! hehehe!! 
Kathy

[Fester]

the number 193 is really {(1*10^2)+(9*10^1)+(3*10^0)}.

Now lets help Vangie.

Basically ....

(1*10^2) is 1 multiplied by 100 (10^2 is a 1 with 2 zeros)
(9*10^1) is 9 multiplied by   10 (10^1 is a 1 with 1 zero)
(3*10^0) is 3 multiplied by     1 (10^0 is a 1 with 0 zeros)

(1*10^2)+(9*10^1)+(3*10^0)
(1*100)+(9*10)+(3*1)
100+90+3
193

Note: * means multiplied by: 3*3=9 (same as 3x3=9)

[Vangie]

Thank you Fester.  I got it when you explained the caret, but it was great to have the whole thing spelled out.  Now I know I had it right.   I never understood how bases other than 10 (or okay, 12 maybe--you know, timekeeping) would come into play, but they really do.

Especially with the binary stuff.  Who knew back in the early eighties?  The Bill Gates' and the Festers' I guess. 

[Joel]

//WOW!!! I won! Things really are looking up for me.
Never could win anything, unlike one of my sisters. No matter what she did she always brought something home from contest.
Joel

[Astrapho]

What is this I don't even-

My weak mind fails to grasp the -insert fitting description- that is binary.