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I think its important to note that if we didn't have ten fingers and created a decimal numbering system, we probably wouldn't be using the 10x factor

• krapp 14y ago
  Perhaps, but then our 6x or whatever factor would still mean essentially same thing.
  • rhizome 14y ago
    Think of how much better programmers would be if they were being measured in base20, though. "There are no 20x programmers, but there are 1/20 programmers!"
    • krapp 14y ago
      That would make me automatically twice as good as I am now! Now I just need to find a surgeon with questionable morals...
• gojomo 14y ago
  Indeed. I settle for nothing less than the 0x10x programmers.
• rhizome 14y ago
  Yeah, that changes everything.