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nitpick but ascii would be base128, largest ascii value is 0x7f which in itself is a telltale if you are looking at hex dumps.
by zokier 1y ago
nitpick but ascii would be base128, largest ascii value is 0x7f which in itself is a telltale if you are looking at hex dumps.
- Sophira 1y agoYeah, I was aware of that, but I figured it was the easiest way to explain it. It's true that "character representation of a byte" is more accurate, but it doesn't roll off the tongue as easily.