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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Sometimes I Wonder


If I should mention
That Mayans marked time
Using hexidecimal notation?

7 comments:

  1. Didn't we learn base ten from, gasp, the Arabs?

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  2. Hap Haploid7:54 AM

    So doomsday was actually January 21, 2001? I knew it!

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  3. Anonymous8:25 AM

    Looks like 'Octal' to me.

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  4. Anonymous8:56 AM

    Everything I've read says it was sexagesimal, base 60.

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  5. Steven J: Yes indeedy, sir. And they're also known as Arabic numerals...

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  6. Hexidecimal Notation in Mixolydian Mode.

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  7. Anonymous9:15 AM

    You mean ancient Mayans, or something? 'Cause Mayans are still around, marking time.

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