in reply to A hexidecimal slide-rule in PDF.

Wow. I am impressed. (++!) But... damn! A hex slide rule?? (a circular one, at that)

Isn't that like the clearest possible symptom of chronic, near-fatal geekiness? I remember working with the old (straight-edge) slide rules -- it always made me nervous. As for hexadecimal arithmetic, I prefer it over octal, but it still tends to give me a headache.

So if I just try to imagine doing hex arithmetic with a slide rule... I think I'd rather go to a dentist appointment.

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Re^2: A hexidecimal slide-rule in PDF.
by hsmyers (Canon) on Jun 02, 2008 at 16:05 UTC
    It's only geekiness if it goes in a leather case on your belt when not in use...

    --hsm

    "Never try to teach a pig to sing...it wastes your time and it annoys the pig."