Base 2, binary code, with 8 bits is 256 combinations.
ubertappa on
Came here for All your base memes, was immediately satisfied
328471348 on
Purely just for shits and giggles: 255 limit would have been a better choice. If we consider 0 people as a possibility their number would then be 257 options which isn’t really a fun number since we need 9 bits for that which could run to 512 possibilities.
BoofIII on
Educate me please. Why 256?
MrMonkeyMagic on
There are 10 kinds of people who understand why this is the case…
CobaltKobold77 on
Americans will do anything to avoid base 10 systems
International_War862 on
Iam not in tech and even i know why
OmNomOU81 on
As a computer science major I didn’t find this even a little odd
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All your base are belong to us
Base 2, binary code, with 8 bits is 256 combinations.
Came here for All your base memes, was immediately satisfied
Purely just for shits and giggles: 255 limit would have been a better choice. If we consider 0 people as a possibility their number would then be 257 options which isn’t really a fun number since we need 9 bits for that which could run to 512 possibilities.
Educate me please. Why 256?
There are 10 kinds of people who understand why this is the case…
Americans will do anything to avoid base 10 systems
Iam not in tech and even i know why
As a computer science major I didn’t find this even a little odd