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2-Year-Olds Convert Binary To Hexadecimals In Game Experiment

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Re: 2-Year-Olds Convert Binary To Hexadecimals In Game Experiment

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post #30

WARNING: Loud and obnoxious 8-bit music on autoplay when the page loads.

"8-bit music" is a non-sequitur.

That many downvotes is a bit harsh. Methinks he's referring to the fact that most "music" produced on 8-bit devices in the 1980s had the musical value of an overture for solo kazoo.

Re: 2-Year-Olds Convert Binary To Hexadecimals In Game Experiment

#52

Apparently, I'm the only one who can't figure out how to play. It seems you're supposed to launch missiles, but all I can do is make them pop into and out of the ground. As soon as the first bug reaches the ground, I lose, regardless of how many missiles I have showing.

Try selecting the missiles so that they equal the number of the bug (missiles are binary, bug numbers are hex). The box on the lower right shows you what you've selected.

Re: 2-Year-Olds Convert Binary To Hexadecimals In Game Experiment

#54
post #3

So I assume this is an April Fools? Not sure, and I hate expanding efforts on filtering April Fools. Tried the game, it's nice. Got 1 point on my first try, somehow managed 15 points on the second. I don't think a baby would get any points, so I'll go with April Fools.

The domain the interview is on (scientificworldnews.org) was created March 27, 2014 and is owned by Q42, the makers of the game.

Re: 2-Year-Olds Convert Binary To Hexadecimals In Game Experiment

#56
post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"8-bit music" is a non-sequitur.

"Music which is reminiscent of a game console from the late 80s until the early 90s, where the sound was produced by dedicated 8-bit sound chips, working alongside 8-bit primary CPU and using 8-bit DAC for conversion to analog output." Is this better? Or how about just "8-bit music".

Or, you know, chip music. Since the music is mostly mp3 it's not 8-bit.

I'm surprised a community as pedantic as this one doesn't get it.

Re: 2-Year-Olds Convert Binary To Hexadecimals In Game Experiment

#57
post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Music which is reminiscent of a game console from the late 80s until the early 90s, where the sound was produced by dedicated 8-bit sound chips, working alongside 8-bit primary CPU and using 8-bit DAC for conversion to analog output." Is this better? Or how about just "8-bit music".

Or, you know, chip music. Since the music is mostly mp3 it's not 8-bit. I'm surprised a community as pedantic as this one doesn't get it.

8-bit music is a nickname for a music genre.

8-bit audio sampling is a specific level of digital audio fidelity.

Human language is context sensitive. Pedantic doesn't mean we have to be stupid.

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