Just seen TERFs saying that “non binary” wouldn’t be a thing in computer science.
I built my career in micro electronics. A physical bit in memory can take 5 different values. Sorry guys.
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Just seen TERFs saying that “non binary” wouldn’t be a thing in computer science.
I built my career in micro electronics. A physical bit in memory can take 5 different values. Sorry guys.
Sarah Brown
in reply to Sarah Brown • •The five are:
One
Zero
Weak one
Weak zero
High impedance
Sarah Brown
in reply to Sarah Brown • •When modeling this in software, however, we didn’t use five values.
We used nine.
Ailbhe
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Sarah Brown
in reply to Ailbhe • •@Ailbhe A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Computers are analogue devices that we cajole into presenting a digital fiction.
FeralRobots
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •Sarah Brown
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