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What format should post counts appear in?

Binary
6 (11.5%)
Octo
0 (0%)
Decimal
3 (5.8%)
Hex
15 (28.8%)
Roman Numerals
19 (36.5%)
Random per thread
4 (7.7%)
Random per post
2 (3.8%)
Other
3 (5.8%)

Total Members Voted: 31

Voting closed: May 01, 2005, 11:38:38 AM

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Govtcheez

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« Reply #30 on: April 28, 2005, 07:02:23 PM »
Or hey, how about good ol decimal.  You know, something you can read without doing math or using a calculator.
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« Reply #31 on: April 28, 2005, 07:21:22 PM »
Roman numerals. Or hex. Random per topic isn't all *that* bad.. but.. meh.

As for pi-base. That is freaking awesome. I think I'll write something to do that. Only thing is, I need to figure out how :s

Anyways, we can use 22/7 as a good estimate for pi. So, the least significant digit represents 1, the next 22/7, the next (22/7)^2 = 484/49? Oh gawd. There is another problem, in that we have to make exactly 22/7 digits. How you make a fraction of a digit is beyond me.

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Apparently it's possible. It appears to use the digits 0-3, which is really 4 digits.. Oh well. We can do that I guess. And then everything else I said is the same. Coding is another story...
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« Reply #32 on: April 28, 2005, 07:47:33 PM »
Quote from: Tman
Roman numerals. Or hex. Random per topic isn't all *that* bad.. but.. meh.

As for pi-base. That is freaking awesome. I think I'll write something to do that. Only thing is, I need to figure out how :s

Anyways, we can use 22/7 as a good estimate for pi. So, the least significant digit represents 1, the next 22/7, the next (22/7)^2 = 484/49? Oh gawd. There is another problem, in that we have to make exactly 22/7 digits. How you make a fraction of a digit is beyond me.

EDIT:
Apparently it's possible. It appears to use the digits 0-3, which is really 4 digits.. Oh well. We can do that I guess. And then everything else I said is the same. Coding is another story...



and here I go thinking you're tama ;)
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« Reply #33 on: April 28, 2005, 08:03:55 PM »
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Is it possible to set it on a per user basis?
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you can do base anything, but cosidering pi doesn't really end, good luck processing that accurately ;)

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« Reply #34 on: April 28, 2005, 09:20:00 PM »
Ok they are in hex format so we can see how we like it.
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« Reply #35 on: April 28, 2005, 09:22:06 PM »
Nice, I thought hex was going to win the poll by a landslide and it turns out roman numerals are actually winning.
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« Reply #36 on: April 28, 2005, 11:41:42 PM »
I don't like hex; It looks too much like decimal at first glance. STOP IGNORING THE POLL, ASSHAT.
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« Reply #37 on: April 29, 2005, 12:22:05 AM »
Hey FAGHAT READ
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Ok they are in hex format so we can see how we like it.


POLL ISN'T DONE YET!
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« Reply #38 on: April 29, 2005, 12:33:22 AM »
i'd like to retract my vote from hex, and only keep my vote for roman numerals.
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« Reply #39 on: April 29, 2005, 12:54:30 AM »
Too bad!

Besides they'll probably be a run off between hex and RN.
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« Reply #40 on: April 29, 2005, 01:11:34 AM »
I vote for hex. It just looks more fun that Roman numerals
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« Reply #41 on: April 29, 2005, 05:16:41 AM »
Quote from: Govtcheez
Or hey, how about good ol decimal.  You know, something you can read without doing math or using a calculator.

why would you ever want to know someone's post count?
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« Reply #42 on: April 29, 2005, 05:36:41 AM »
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why would you ever want to know someone's post count?

so you can know how much better than them you are... you DO know that your epenis grows with every post, right?
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« Reply #43 on: April 29, 2005, 09:48:06 AM »
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Hey FAGHAT READ


POLL ISN'T DONE YET!


BUT ROMAN IS WINNING.


DESPOT!!!
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« Reply #44 on: April 29, 2005, 09:55:11 AM »
Quote from: ygfperson
why would you ever want to know someone's post count?

I....

Damn, there's really no good answer for that.

I'll get you next time, ygf!
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