Binary Numbers Haiku
By Rick Regan 
(Published July 5th, 2011)
(Published July 5th, 2011) Copyright © 2008-2012 Exploring Binary
http://www.exploringbinary.com/binary-numbers-haiku/
I wrote these haiku about binary numbers:
Binary numbers,
they are just zeros and ones.
Switches — on and off!
they are just zeros and ones.
Switches — on and off!
Numbers don’t add up.
IEEE floating-point.
Use an epsilon.
IEEE floating-point.
Use an epsilon.
(Please post your own in the comments.)
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July 7th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Just with eight fingers
I can count to 255.
Binary’s handy!
July 7th, 2011 at 5:57 pm
@Archimedes,
I like it, although you only get seven syllables when you pronounce 255 “two-five-five”.
July 8th, 2011 at 11:19 am
Only seven? Isn’t that the general idea? I was under the impression that the Haiku form was usually comprised of 5,7,5 syllables, as per the definition in the main article and in your own efforts.
July 8th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
@Archimedes,
Sorry for the confusion. I meant as opposed to how I naturally want to read it, which would incorrectly give it 8 syllables: “I can count to two fif ty five” (You need to read it as “I can count to two five five” to make it work — 7 syllables).
July 8th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Aaah, I see what you mean.
November 11th, 2011 at 6:19 pm
It is 11/
11/11 now
Rick’s ultimate day!
November 11th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
@Steve,
Actually, I preferred 10/10/10 (I like 0s in my binary).
November 12th, 2011 at 7:14 am
D’oh! I knew it!