> wouter van ooijen <wouter <at> voti.nl> writes:
>> some more comments from a nitpicker...
>
> You know, there are more ways to fail a test than to pass it. Starting a
> fight
> with the tester on the basis of Svejk logic is one of the best ... just
> like
> asking what the sum of 2 + 2 is and expecting to pass when answering 4
> (hint the
> correct answer is: there are three possible answers: 1 in base 3, 0 in
> base 4,
> and 4 in all other bases higher than 4 -

For more about number bases, listen to Tom Lehrer's "New Math" at
http://curvebank.calstatela.edu/newmath/newmath.htm

Harold


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