Hex

Frodo, who now lives in California and is doing his level best to drink the vineyards dry, reminds the Gorse Fox of the advantages of different counting systems. Most people that attended school in the first three-quarters of the last century will be familiar with decimal – a counting system based on 10. In the world of computers we frequently use a system based on 16, called hexadecimal and often indicated with an “x” prefix or suffix on a number.

The reason this has come up? Well Frodo, like the Gorse Fox is celebrating the passing of another year. Frodo is significantly older than GF, being in his x40’s whereas GF is still firmly planted in his x30’s.