Post #2233261
2026-05-07 05:11 UTC
@benroyce@mastodon.social @A_Minion@mastodon.social @alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space @gknauss@mastodon.social e-nary is the theoretical most efficient numeric information format, but since nobody can figure out how to have a fractional state, that means ternary is the closest alternative and binary the next closest.
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@log@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-05-07 05:14
@benroyce@mastodon.social @A_Minion@mastodon.social @alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space @gknauss@mastodon.social That's not strictly true. One can mix binary bits and ternary trits to cobble together a system that is on average 2.71828 states per position, but that way lies madness.
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@benroyce@mastodon.social 2026-05-07 05:17
@log@mastodon.sdf.org @A_Minion@mastodon.social @alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space @gknauss@mastodon.social wait... is this the real source of your account name? are you a "natural log"? 🤭