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Chipping the web – Maid of the Seas

July 23rd, 2007 3:00:55 pm pst by Sterling Camden

Chipping the webLeast three unique:  the smallest positive integer containing three unique digits (in base-10) is 102.

Don’t try this at home.  WD-40 has tons of uses — one I hadn’t known about is self-immolation.

This should really help to convince the Iraqis that we’re there for their own good.  Maybe we could use vaccines instead of bullets.

Iron Ruby hits the streetsSort of (thanks, apotheon).

Thanks for the link-love, Assaf!  And believe it or not, Assaf, you were the first to lead me to this excellent post by Bill de hÓra on frameworks that are truly designed for the web.

It’s the semantics, stupid!  Via Reg, who also led me to this:

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Comment by Stu Savory Subscribed to comments via email

Not just in base 10, but in any
base >=3.

102 to base 3 = 11 to base 10 :-)

 
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Comment by sterling Subscribed to comments via email

Quite right, Stu. The numeric representation “102″ fits that description in any base in which it has meaning. I was thinking of the quantity instead. I should have been more precise. Thanks for pointing that out.

 
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[...] aircraft flying Pan Am 103 was named Clipper Maid of the Seas.  Unfortunately, she made land rather abruptly near Lockerbie, [...]

 
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