franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) (10/29/87)
In article <1479@haddock.ISC.COM> karl@haddock.ima.isc.com (Karl Heuer) writes: >Henry Spencer writes: >|(God clearly meant man to use octal, the thumbs are parity bits) > >No, God clearly meant Man to use hex, storing one nibble on the non-thumb bits >of each hand. Actually, by far the best way to count on your fingers is in binary, using each finger as one bit. It takes a little practice, but once you get the hang of it it's just as fast as the traditional technique, and much more robust. (This doesn't really have anything to do with C. Sorry. Followups are discouraged; mail is always welcome.) -- Frank Adams ihnp4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka Ashton-Tate 52 Oakland Ave North E. Hartford, CT 06108