Gustav Brock
Gustav at cactus.dk
Sun Sep 13 16:01:01 CDT 2009
Hi Shamil
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The number 256 (28) was chosen because it's the number of distinct values that can be represented with an eight-bit byte, a number that is typically very well known to programmers.[6] Also, '256' in hexadecimal is '100' ('0x100'), and it's the highest power of two that is lower than 365 (the number of days in a year). On the leap years, it's celebrated on September 12 (September 13 otherwise).
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Very nerdy I must say. Congratulations!
/gustav
>>> shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru 13-09-2009 21:07 >>>
Hi All,
FYI: Russian programmers have got an official professional holiday here -
Programmers' Day J (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmers%27_Day ).
I have got celebrated it already (it's 10:50p.m. here) with my wife and
minor son in the local restaurant.
Have a good evening there in the West Europe/West Africa and a good
afternoon/day there in the Atlantic, North and South Americas and Pacific
Ocean region.
Have a good new day there in Australia, Oceania and Asia J
Happy Programmers' Day! J
--Shamil