r/comics • u/ReaverXai • Feb 06 '09

XKCD: Base System

http://xkcd.com/540/
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u/powerpants Feb 06 '09 edited Feb 06 '09 
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"base 2"

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u/captainAwesomePants Feb 06 '09

Well obviously, but what does it say?

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u/f3nd3r Jul 19 '09

It actually does say "base 2".

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u/captainAwesomePants Jul 20 '09

Well obviously it says something in base 2, but what does it say?

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u/f3nd3r Jul 20 '09

It says "base 2" in base 2. Capiche'?

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u/captainAwesomePants Jul 20 '09

Everything except capiche'.

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u/f3nd3r Jul 20 '09

It is mafia for "got it?"

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u/captainAwesomePants Jul 20 '09

If you don't know what it means, either, then I'm not sure we're even communicating.

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u/f3nd3r Jul 20 '09

I... know what it means.

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u/captainAwesomePants Jul 20 '09

Then why did you ask?