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November 19th, 2008 14

Windell of Evil Mad Scientist Labs is this many, expressed in a binary candle. He shows you how to make your own. Do you know how old he is?

(BTW: I don’t think today is really his birthday, but let’s play along. He *is* 0100010.)

Binary Birthday

14 thoughts on “Binary birthday wishes”

Jeff says:

November 19th, 2008 at 12:26 pm

34?
mrdelayer says:

November 19th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

40.
Dave Bell says:

November 19th, 2008 at 1:11 pm

34, but it helps when your age is a binary palindrome!
Which end is the LSBit?

And I just realized, I’m palidromic, too.
I think I’m the youngest one can be, with only two zeros.
right says:

November 19th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

So you’re just writing off the market in birthday candles for those 128 or older?
Kevin Riggle says:

November 19th, 2008 at 5:56 pm

Is the candle big-endian or little-endian?
zabacorporation says:

November 20th, 2008 at 4:40 am

I think it’s Big-endian. This is definitely the cutest informatic cake I’ve ever seen:)
Hi Dave, I’m as old as you are:-D
Dave Bell says:

November 20th, 2008 at 11:30 am

zabacorporation wrote:
Hi Dave, I’m as old as you are:-D

No, you’re as *young* as I am!
And we can be palindromic again in only 3 years, the smallest gap…

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Binary birthday wishes

By Gareth Branwyn