Alphabet Soup: Why Wisconsin’s County Highways Are Lettered, Not Numbered
Did you know that road signs are designed to signal the level of danger drivers need to be aware of by the number of sides they have? And stop signs, having eight sides, signal the second highest? (The round and thus effectively infinite-sided sign used to mark railroad crossings is the highest level.)
Rob Walker • The Art of Noticing for Writers: From The Art of Noticing (A Vintage Short)
The best road between A and B is the road that is economical, safe and interesting. It has been estimated that sixty-five per cent of highway traffic is for pleasure, and pleasure comes from variety.
Charles Spence • Sensehacking: How to Use the Power of Your Senses for Happier, Healthier Living
In order to represent long numbers in a compact way, using fewer symbols, many computer systems use mixed-alphanumeric representations with a base (or radix) higher than 10. For example, whereas the traditional decimal system uses 10 numerals, 0 through 9, the hexadecimal system uses 16, with the letters A through F as the six additional symbols. A
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