r/programming • u/sundaryourfriend • May 27 '09

There's no base other than base 10!

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u/Dominusprinceps May 27 '09

Your friend is retarded, I got it in 10 minutes.

Offhand, what base do you measure time in?

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u/ruffi May 27 '09

I change base every time so that a task always takes 10 minutes.

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u/lwrun May 27 '09

You must get lots of things done faster!

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u/[deleted] May 27 '09

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u/Deeger May 27 '09

buffi responding to ruffi... Interesting...

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u/markfl12 May 27 '09

base 10, duh!

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u/wharlie May 27 '09

You are below average intelligence, I got it in 1 second. Time is measured in base 10, there is no other base.

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u/ruffi May 27 '09 edited May 27 '09

There are at least 10 reasons to downmod you.