Barbie Goes Binary
In case you haven’t heard, Mattel® has created Computer Engineer Barbie®, based on popular vote. Here’s the laptop she is holding:
Binary Code on Barbie's Laptop
It spells “Barbie” — repeatedly, in ASCII code.
Articles in the ‘Binary code’ Category
My Custom Binary Themed Calendar for 2010
I found twelve free stock images — all with binary themes — and made a custom calendar for 2010. Here’s May:
My Custom Binary-Themed Calendar For 2010
Binary Code on the Pioneer 10 Spacecraft
The Pioneer 10 (also known as Pioneer F) spacecraft, launched in 1972 and now on a very long journey towards Taurus, has a plaque mounted on it which is designed to inform alien civilizations about the spacecraft’s origin. The plaque contains a diagram of our solar system, the trajectory of the spacecraft, a drawing of a man and woman, and groups of vertical and horizontal strokes — you guessed it, binary code — that gives information about how to find us:
Pioneer 10 Plaque (click image for higher resolution).
How Do You Pronounce “Binary”?
According to Merriam-Webster, there are two ways to pronounce binary:
- “bye’ nuh ree” (rhymes with “winery”)
- “bye’ nairy” (flows like the words “bye Mary”)
