by msoucy on 6/28/18, 1:33 PM
When I was part of an organization in college, part of the onboarding process was that each applicant had to have a conversation and (possibly) do a "quest" for each member. My standing quest was that I would write the first 12 or so numbers in negabinary on my whiteboard, and have them determine the next few numbers and explain what they meant. I had people sitting outside my room for hours trying to figure it out. A few did do it, and normally had some expletives for me afterward.
by JdeBP on 6/28/18, 1:10 PM
by rprospero on 6/28/18, 12:26 PM
I think that's the first time I've ever seen someone use INTERCAL code to try and explain a concept.
by Sharlin on 6/28/18, 1:10 PM
by dvfjsdhgfv on 6/28/18, 12:33 PM
Can anyone provide some examples of practical applications of this?
by dumbfoundded on 6/28/18, 4:03 PM
Taken one step further, could you have irrational bases?
i^1 = i
i^2 = -1
i^3 = -i
i^4 = 1
by joker3 on 6/28/18, 8:25 PM
How do you divide by numbers other than -2?