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Zonefive@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

My $1 bill has no repeating decimals in its serial number

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My $1 bill has no repeating decimals in its serial number

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Zonefive@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago
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  • Kairos@lemmy.today
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    4 days ago

    Credit card numbers are in base 10

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      What if they are generated in base 16, but numbers containing a-f are discarded. Did you think about that? Huh?

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        Yes. The check digit is calculated using base 10

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      Seems to be correct, I was thinking of a different card in my wallet.

      Ahem I mean I fancypants McGee have the 16 element identity permutation for my card number!

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      Everything is in base 10 (unless it’s in unary).

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        not if i debase your currency >:3

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        Base ten then

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