>This is just another variant of the old joke:
>Q: "Why is it that programmers think that Halloween and Christmas are the same?"
>A: "Because Oct 31 = Dec 25"
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>(Octal 31 is the same as Decimal 25)
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>< Insert big groan here! >
That's a good one! Pity I can't really use it in the Netherlands, since we don't have Halloween.
>Rick
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>>Sergey has a signature that contains the following text:
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There are 10 types of people: Those who can read binary, and those who can't.>>
>>I always thought I understood the joke, but a colleague pointed out the real joke to me. Now I know that I'm one of those who can't. :)
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>>Do
you see the real joke?
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>>(Sergey, you're not allowed to be the first to respond. :)
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