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minus-squareTheOakTree@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-24 days agoI think they’re saying that on a binary 1 to 10 scale, the range is only (decimal) 2, so a 10/10 for binary is a 2/2 in decimal (where you can only be a 1/2 or 2/2), which is still the highest value.
minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoConsidering the artist I think the joke was 2/10 vs 10/10. This isn’t XKCD. Still to each their own. I forwarded this to some network engineer friends and they got a kick out of it.
minus-squareTheOakTree@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-24 days agoOh, definitely. The intended joke is out of 10 in decimal.
I think they’re saying that on a binary 1 to 10 scale, the range is only (decimal) 2, so a 10/10 for binary is a 2/2 in decimal (where you can only be a 1/2 or 2/2), which is still the highest value.
Considering the artist I think the joke was 2/10 vs 10/10.
This isn’t XKCD. Still to each their own.
I forwarded this to some network engineer friends and they got a kick out of it.
Oh, definitely. The intended joke is out of 10 in decimal.