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Ask HN: What is your favorite power of 2, and why?
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finnh
on April 30, 2015
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I've always had a soft spot for 2^8 = 256, the number of display colors on the first mac I ever played with. At Egghead computer in Bellevue.
Errorcod3
on April 30, 2015
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2^10 = 1024
The most commonly used power of 2.
dalke
on April 30, 2015
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I dunno. 2^0 seems pretty common to me. :)
I'm more of a 65536 person myself.
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The most commonly used power of 2.