42 (101010)

[Dan Dassow]

A little bit of silliness to start off the day:

It just occured to me that the answer to the ultimate question is not 42 but 10/10/10 10:10:10 am GMT. At that very moment in time, October 10, 2010 10:10:10 am GMT all will be revealed. It is probably no coincidence that JMS will be at the New York Comic Con at the appointed time.

Now back to more serious matters.
It is probably not a good idea to post without proper sleep.

[Jan]

It is probably no coincidence that JMS will be at the New York Comic Con at the appointed time.

Not to mention (except that I'm about to) that I'll be there at the appointed hour, too.

Jan

[Spoo Junky]

Not to mention (except that I'm about to) that I'll be there at the appointed hour, too.

Jan

OMG....it's "The Event" (bet the show producers are cursing now! )

[Marsden]

When you had (101010) in the title I thought you were trying binary code.

[WorkerCaste]

If binary digits are bits,
and decimal digits are dits,
imagine the fun
we'll have when we're done
playing with trinary...

Oh, never mind.



(From someone who used to work with binary, octal and hex on a regular basis)

[David Panzer]

Well, if 101010 is in binary, then you get *.

42 in binary is 0011010000110010

[babylonlurker]

Well, if 101010 is in binary, then you get *.

42 in binary is 0011010000110010

Hmmm . . .

I believe you are thinking of ASCII codes . . .

101010 in binary is indeed 2+8+32=42 (decimal)

[WorkerCaste]

Well, if 101010 is in binary, then you get *.

42 in binary is 0011010000110010

Actually, That binary number is equal to 13362 (2+16+32+1024+4096+8192).

[Garibaldi's Hair]

If binary digits are bits,
and decimal digits are dits,
imagine the fun
we'll have when we're done
playing with trinary...

trits?

[WorkerCaste]

trits?

Very close.

[David Panzer]

Hmmm . . .

I believe you are thinking of ASCII codes . . .

101010 in binary is indeed 2+8+32=42 (decimal)

Actually, That binary number is equal to 13362 (2+16+32+1024+4096+8192).

Oh well. ASCII or straight binary is still fun to doodle with. As for the point of the thread, I'm not the convention goer.

[Chipmunk]

Hmmm . . .

I believe you are thinking of ASCII codes . . .

101010 in binary is indeed 2+8+32=42 (decimal)

Chipmunk performs the Delenn bow..., then intones:
"ah, Geek caste"


...which from me, is always the highest compliment (I don't do sarcasm).

Mucho Geek Points to Dan, too, and I eagerly await Jan's return and summary posting from the Great Maker, perhaps with pictures (please?).

[Dan Dassow]

Chipmunk performs the Delenn bow..., then intones:
"ah, Geek caste"


...which from me, is always the highest compliment (I don't do sarcasm).

Mucho Geek Points to Dan, too, and I eagerly await Jan's return and summary posting from the Great Maker, perhaps with pictures (please?).

Thank you for the compliments, Chipmunk.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/us/09date.html?th&emc=th

New York Times
10/10/10: They Love Just Thinking About It
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: October 8, 2010

... For those of a geeky bent, the date has another layer of
importance ù it is made up entirely of ones and zeros, the binary
language of computing. Kevin Cheng and Coley Wopperer of San Francisco
have been waiting nearly two years for their wedding date to roll
around, having realized over dinner with friends in 2008 that, as one
suggested, ôyou could have a binary-themed wedding!ö he recalled.

ôBoth of our eyes just lit up,ö he said.

ôWeÆre very much technology people,ö Mr. Cheng explained, as if it
were necessary to point this out.

The dinner group quickly calculated the more familiar base-10 value of
the binary number 101010, and found that it was 42. ôThat totally
sealed the deal!ö he recalled. ...

All Things Considered
10-8-2010

Serendipitous Date Of 10/10/10 Inspires[3 min 1 sec]
Transcript

[babylonlurker]

Chipmunk performs the Delenn bow..., then intones:
"ah, Geek caste"


...which from me, is always the highest compliment (I don't do sarcasm).

Mucho Geek Points to Dan, too, and I eagerly await Jan's return and summary posting from the Great Maker, perhaps with pictures (please?).

Nice Delenn impersonation, thanks for the compliment .

I just could not help it

[Jonas]

On 10/10/10, JMS appeared to me dressed as God and revealed the secrets of the universe.

OK, so he didn't. But he did perform some sweet Beatles covers.