OT-Square Root Day

[Jeff Wisnia]

I just realized that today, April 4th is Square Root Day.

The next time it occurs won't happen until 05/05/25.

Jeff

[Paintedcow]

HUH ?????????

[Paintedcow]

Gotcha! 4-4-16.

Yea, that is sort of nerdy, but someone always manages to find some special meaning for something.... At times it's downright stupid. I recall some people predicting the end of the world a few years ago, because of the date numbers doing something.... (I dont recall when or what it was exactly).

[Cindy Hamilton]

4 times 4 = 16

4 is the square-root of 16.

The properties of 5 and 25 are left as an exercise for the reader.

Even I think it's a little nerdy to think about dates in this way, and I program computers for a living.

Cindy Hamilton

[gfretwell]

The same people who were opening champagne on PI day

3/14/16

[RonNNN]

Wasn't it about the Mayan calendar ending?

[Ed Pawlowski]

I've not run into a Mayan since then so it must be true.

[trader_4]

Well, he does have a brass rat.

[Micky]

You need to go to Mayami. I think they spell it differently now.

[Stormin Mormon]

I can amaze engineers at cocktail parties, the world around.

[Stormin Mormon]

There are 10 kind of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

[gfretwell]

Actually if you understand binary you only need one bit to do that, not 2.

0 or 1

[RonNNN]

Show me the binary # for 3.

[Stormin Mormon]

Bravo! Well said, sir.

[Retired]

Huh ?

8 4 2 1 decimal Base 10 weights 0 0 1 0 binary = 2 in base 10

[gfretwell]

Yes but that represents 3 states. We are only talking about 2 states someone who does not understand binary (0) someone who does understand binary (1)

[thekmanrocks]

Cindy Hamilton wrote: "Even I think it's a little nerdy to think about dates in this way, and I program computers for a living. "

We could use a little 'nerdiness' in a culture of constant pop tunes and bare skin on the video.

[Paintedcow]

Yep, it was about the Mayan calendar ending. Now I remember.

[jimbo]

0000 0000 = 0 0000 0001 = 1 0000 0010 = 2

There are "0000 0010" kinds of people in the world....

[Sam E]

[snip]

It's been 2000 years since the year 16.