My calculator seems to be malfunctioning. Maybe somebody can help me with a calculation. Does 2,011 minus 1,961 really equal 50? 
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My calculator seems to be malfunctioning. Maybe somebody can help me with a calculation. Does 2,011 minus 1,961 really equal 50?
For better or for worse, yes.
Since today is apparently your birthday, I'm going to say "for better".
Happy Birthday, my friend!
Sure.
1,961 + 50 = 2,011
1,961 + 50 = 2,011
It depends on a number of factors.
First of all, be sure you are in decimal. If you are in another base, you could get something like 6B0, which may be even more confusing.
Second, who needs to know? A related question is, "How specific does the answer need to be?" A very important factor is, "What does your barber think?"
Third, and perhaps most important: how much time does Batman have to prepare? In the words of George McFly, "[If] you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything."
Hope that helps! Happy birthday!
First of all, be sure you are in decimal. If you are in another base, you could get something like 6B0, which may be even more confusing.
Second, who needs to know? A related question is, "How specific does the answer need to be?" A very important factor is, "What does your barber think?"
Third, and perhaps most important: how much time does Batman have to prepare? In the words of George McFly, "[If] you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything."
Hope that helps! Happy birthday!
^^ Thank you. 
Thank you. 
How the hell did you guess that? You must be psychic or something.Happy Birthday, my friend!
Thank you.
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^^ Thank you.
How the hell did you guess that? You must be psychic or something.Happy Birthday, my friend!
We had a discussion about your birthday somewhere on the odds of 5 years ago. When I saw the number "1961", I took a bit of a leap.
All your base are belong to me! Actually, "Happy 6B0th Birthday" sounds pretty cool.
Thank you.
Not thrown off by the comma then? You kids today are too clever.We had a discussion about your birthday somewhere on the odds of 5 years ago. When I saw the number "1961", I took a bit of a leap.
I took a leap when I saw 2011. 
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Happy Birthday RJD! 
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Not thrown off by the comma then? You kids today are too clever.We had a discussion about your birthday somewhere on the odds of 5 years ago. When I saw the number "1961", I took a bit of a leap.
It's because of our Speak & Spell and Lite Brites, et al.
^^ I can't keep up with all that new tech. 
I should make up a more complicated formula, like that Facebook puzzle: (4022/2)-(1900+61).I took a leap when I saw 2011.
Thanks, pal.Happy Birthday RJD!
Not in those parts of the world where English isn't the first language and where we use a . when you use a , and vice versa. So here you'd be a rather young 0.050 years or 20.5 days. (Which prooves that time and age are relative and pretty much totally random.)My calculator seems to be malfunctioning. Maybe somebody can help me with a calculation. Does 2,011 minus 1,961 really equal 50?
In Binary, you are 010011 years oldAll your base are belong to me! Actually, "Happy 6B0th Birthday" sounds pretty cool.
Happy half century and welcome to the illustrious group of "men at their best age"!
And don't worry - we Terranchatters will help you stay 21 inside for the next half century.
Best answer yet.
And best name, too. Welcome to TrekBBS.
And best name, too. Welcome to TrekBBS.
why, it has to be the best name. After all it was coined by you.
Almost, that is. The board wouldn't permit me to call myself Rhubarbodemotron since usernames appear to be limited to 15 characters.
Almost, that is. The board wouldn't permit me to call myself Rhubarbodemotron since usernames appear to be limited to 15 characters.
The software engineers were obviously being very short sighted. Someday the technology will be versatile enough to allow for Rhubarbodemotron. Luckily, I'm young enough that I'll probably live to see it.
You are definitely young enough to see people flying to Mars and a few Jupiter moons! But propably none of us here on this board will live to see a book that has been proof-read properly.
In the future, all misspellings will be eliminated by repealing all standards of written and spoken language. That will make it easier for everyone. 
