I'm not sure about the entire basis of this discussion: #. and #: are beautiful; the attempts to emulate them - not so much.
On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Skip Cave <s...@caveconsulting.com> wrote: > I'm not sure why there is so much discussion on placing negative signs > interspersed among the digits. Why can't binary numbers be represented just > like any other base numbers? > > 4 base 10 = 100 base 2 = 1 base 4 > _4 base 10 = _100 base 2 = _1 base 4 > > 100 base 10 = 1100100 base 2 = 1204 base 4 > _100 base 10 = _1100100 base 2 = _1204 base 4 > > A single negative sign in front of the digits represents a negative number, > no matter what base it is in. > > Leading zeros don't affect the process.. > > 004 base 10 = 100 base 2 = 001 base 4 > _004 base 10 = _100 base 2 = _001 base 4 > > Skip > . > > On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 2:30 AM, Aai <agroeneveld...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On 28-12-11 19:46, Kip Murray wrote: > > > It looks pretty to me. Linda will like your treatment of negatives. > > > > > > brAai =: (**|.@:(2| [:}:<.@-:^:a: )&.|:@:|)`,@.(0-:]) > > > > Thanks for composing this beautiful the verb name 'braai' that is > > Zuidafrikaans for barbecue. > > > > -- > > Met vriendelijke groet, > > @@i = Arie Groeneveld > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > -- > Skip Cave > Cave Consulting LLC > Phone: 214-460-4861 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA ^me^ at acm. org is my preferred e-mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
