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eridani

(51,907 posts)
Sat Feb 28, 2015, 09:29 AM Feb 2015

World's first, and probably only, hexadecimal protest song

Courtesy of the Electronic Frontier Foundation on the occasion of the "look and feel" lawsuit protest

1,2,3,4 Toss the lawyers out the door
5,6,7,8 Innovate, don't litigate
9,A,B,C, 1-2-3 is not for me
D,E,F,0 "Look and feel" have got to go!

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World's first, and probably only, hexadecimal protest song (Original Post) eridani Feb 2015 OP
This is wonderful. nt. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #1
Why do I feel like coding now? nt valerief Feb 2015 #2
<snort> Fumesucker Feb 2015 #3
What? No Octal? hobbit709 Feb 2015 #4
I didn't mention trinary either Fumesucker Feb 2015 #5
Agree, but is this is a pro or anti-Apple statement? tridim Feb 2015 #6
EFF is strongly against "look and feel" lawsuits n/t eridani Feb 2015 #8
cute, but ... surrealAmerican Feb 2015 #7
'FEED A BABE' - cure world hunger (nt) muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 #9
"1-2-3 is not for me" - what have they got against Lotus? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 #10
'DEAD BEEF is not for me' might work for a vegetarian protest IDemo Mar 2015 #11

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
3. <snort>
Sat Feb 28, 2015, 09:42 AM
Feb 2015


Just a couple of days ago I was showing someone who wants to learn programming the difference between decimal, binary and hexadecimal, haven't even thought of hex in several years other than that.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
5. I didn't mention trinary either
Sat Feb 28, 2015, 09:51 AM
Feb 2015

It's going to take more than one session with this person for them to grok different number bases in fullness.

tridim

(45,358 posts)
6. Agree, but is this is a pro or anti-Apple statement?
Sat Feb 28, 2015, 10:04 AM
Feb 2015

I know Apple is being sued, but Apple is also the king of bullshit "look and feel" lawsuits.

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