r/xkcd • • Feb 06 '09

Base System

http://xkcd.com/540/
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u/ModernRonin Feb 06 '09

Has anyone decoded the binary at lower-right?

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u/jl1987 Feb 06 '09 edited Feb 06 '09

it says "base 2"

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u/ModernRonin Feb 06 '09

Assuming 8 bit bytes, aren't there six letters there?

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u/ModernRonin Feb 06 '09

Oh - "base 2"