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Trivia Question: To be or not to be?

John BondJohn Bond Posts: 369
edited 2008-02-08 07:32 in General Discussion
Extracted from 'The Embedded Muse 153'.
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Rick Miu sent in the following:
"To be or not to be... that is the question."
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The answer is 0xff
since: 0x2b | ~0x2b = 0xff
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The phrase "to be, or not to be" comes from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Act III, scene I. It is arguably one of the most famous quotations in world literature.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_be,_or_not_to_be

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  • Beau SchwabeBeau Schwabe Posts: 6,568
    edited 2008-01-25 15:12
    John,

    Considering that there·there are only 10 types of people in this world,·only half·of us would understand.· smilewinkgrin.gif·· - lol

    http://172706.spreadshirt.net/en/DE/Shop/Article/Index/article/2B-OR-NOT-2B-3629278

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  • Shawn LoweShawn Lowe Posts: 635
    edited 2008-01-26 00:18
    I love it! Just might have to get me one of those shirts!

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    Shawn Lowe


    Maybe I should have waited to do that......
  • Paul BakerPaul Baker Posts: 6,351
    edited 2008-01-26 03:11
    Binary logic defines true as not false and since false is expressed as 0x00 in 8 bit systems, true is 0xff, therefore the answer of "to be or not to be" is true. smile.gif

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    Parallax, Inc.
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2008-02-02 08:43
    To be is to do - [noparse][[/noparse]who?]

    To do is to be. - [noparse][[/noparse]who?]

    Do be do be do. - Sinatra

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    Post Edited (Kramer) : 2/2/2008 8:48:06 AM GMT
  • kjennejohnkjennejohn Posts: 171
    edited 2008-02-02 08:50
    2BORD4

    Saw it on a license plate in Concord, CA, a looong time ago.
    kenjj
  • Jerry2Jerry2 Posts: 3
    edited 2008-02-02 22:10
    But, if the answer to everything is 101010, what is the true question?

    Jerry
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2008-02-03 06:53
    What is the 'true question'?
    Life itself is.
    Daily I am left pondering what is next and always surprised.

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  • John BondJohn Bond Posts: 369
    edited 2008-02-04 06:43
    Kramer - this is an oft quoted saying in its own right – I don’t know who first quoted it.
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    "To be is to do"--Socrates.
    "To do is to be"--Jean-Paul Sartre.
    "Do be do be do"--Frank Sinatra
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    (Thanks internet and Clusty Search engine!)
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    My problem is
    “When you think you have all the answers they change the questions.”
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    John Bond

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  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2008-02-05 08:49
    This thread is a 'bit loopy'.

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    ···················· Tropically,····· G. Herzog [noparse][[/noparse]·黃鶴 ]·in Taiwan
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2008-02-08 07:32
    I thought the answer was 42?

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    Tobe or not Tobe?

    Post Edited (skylight) : 2/8/2008 7:39:38 AM GMT
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