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I'm fairly confident that yes, this will be the year of the Linux desktop: 2024 = 20 | 24 20 x 3 + 16 = 76, which is the ASCII value of 'L'. 24 x 3 + 12 = 84
by diggan 3y ago
I'm fairly confident that yes, this will be the year of the Linux desktop:
2024 = 20 | 24
20 x 3 + 16 = 76, which is the ASCII value of 'L'.
24 x 3 + 12 = 84, which is the ASCII value of 'T'.
= LT = Linux Torvalds
- seanthemon 3y agoI'm so thankful for the mathematicians of HN! Hear hear! Year of Linux!
- quickthrower2 3y agoAlways has been (the linux desktop is the terminal!)
- abhinavstarts 3y agoIt's fun I know. I want to know why you multiplied them with 3 and then added by 16 & 12 respectively. Any relation
- zdc1 3y agoI assume its because using 16 & 15 hasn't worked since 2023, and likewise only 16 & 9 will work for 2025
- diggan 3y agoA mathematician never reveals their secrets! Good thing for you I ain't a mathematician and barely finished high school! I started out with wanting to get 76 and 84 by multiplying with 3 (because 3 is a magic number), then just adding whatever to get the number I wanted. Yes, it's all a sham and a bamboozle. I'm sorry to let you down.