Zonefive@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoMy $1 bill has no repeating decimals in its serial numbersh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up1201arrow-down120
arrow-up1181arrow-down1imageMy $1 bill has no repeating decimals in its serial numbersh.itjust.worksZonefive@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square47linkfedilink
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoIt’s not possible because that’s 16 digits.
minus-squareZiglin (it/they)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·1 month agoBase 16 would like a word.
minus-squareZiglin (it/they)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoSeems to be correct, I was thinking of a different card in my wallet. Ahem I mean I fancypants McGee have the 16 element identity permutation for my card number!
minus-squaremangaskahn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoWhat if they are generated in base 16, but numbers containing a-f are discarded. Did you think about that? Huh?
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoYes. The check digit is calculated using base 10
minus-squarekkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoEverything is in base 10 (unless it’s in unary).
minus-squaregeneral_kitten@sopuli.xyzcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agonot if i debase your currency >:3
minus-squareGonzako@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoI’d personally enjoy it if it was you doing the debasing
minus-squarebadlilbean@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoPlease tell me base 16 isn’t trying to hex-a-decimal
minus-squareRogueBanana@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoLet me be the judge of that. Maybe you missed it, let me verify it for you.
Now do your credit card.
It’s not possible because that’s 16 digits.
Base 16 would like a word.
Credit card numbers are in base 10
Seems to be correct, I was thinking of a different card in my wallet.
Ahem I mean I fancypants McGee have the 16 element identity permutation for my card number!
What if they are generated in base 16, but numbers containing a-f are discarded. Did you think about that? Huh?
Yes. The check digit is calculated using base 10
Everything is in base 10 (unless it’s in unary).
not if i debase your currency >:3
I’d personally enjoy it if it was you doing the debasing
Base ten then
Please tell me base 16 isn’t trying to hex-a-decimal
Let me be the judge of that. Maybe you missed it, let me verify it for you.