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user202362

12:06 AM

@Braiam I limit the exposure, a small amount of toxin is usually good for health :p

I hit one with a hammer, but it didn't get the reaction I was expecting. Now I'm wondering if any of those cyber monday specials are still going on... — Won't 7 hours ago

Braiam

Jun 26 at 17:02, by Braiam

well, I personally don't go where I'm not appreciated

user202362

I don't give a damn about what others think, I go where I want to go.

user202362

also my name was mentioned 3 times in the lounge this morning, I wasn't even around

user259867

This looks like a Puzzling problem: how does balpha encode the shape of digits 0-9 in the array X = [119, 18, 93, 91, 58, 107, 111, 82, 127, 123]?

user259867

12:15 AM

@SmokeDetector fp-

user259867

> This account is temporarily suspended network-wide. The suspension period ends on Feb 28 '25 at 6:40.

user259867

Hence, shows as reputation 1 and triggers warnings. :/

user202362

most of the users trigger warning here (by smokey) has a rep of 1

user259867

Yes, my point was that normally, even one accepted answer with score of 4 would give 55 points, putting the user beyond Smokey's rep limit.

hichris123

@NormalHuman 10 year suspension? wow.

user259867

12:16 AM

But he's suspended.

user259867

So, I get that one should look at binary form. Say, 119 is 1110111, representing a shape with a hole (i.e., 0)

user259867

And 8 is written as 127 = 1111111... which means some of the implicit zeros are omitted.

Doorknob

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I'm guessing that's what the bits represent?

user259867

The difference between 8 and 9 is that 9 is represented by 1111011. Hmm.

Doorknob

(which explains the funky-looking 7)

@NormalHuman Oh, then I'm wrong

user259867

12:21 AM

Should I post it as a Puzzling question? :) Don't have much time for solving it myself.

Doorknob

Heh, the folks in PPCG chat might enjoy figuring it out

user259867

For completeness: 0 = 1110111, 1 = 0010010, 2 = 1011101, 3 = 1011011, 4 = 0111010, 5 = 1101011, 6 = 1101111, 7 = 1010010, 8 = 1111111, 9 = 1111011

user202362

@NormalHuman your question is unclear

user259867

The entire algorithm of running-people countdown is this neat js file, where the aforementioned array encodes the digits that people form.

user202362

12:36 AM

what do you mean by 'running-people countdown'

user259867

6 hours ago, by Doorknob

!!!!!

user202362

that's cool

user259867

Seven-segment display

A seven-segment display (SSD), or seven-segment indicator, is a form of electronic display device for displaying decimal numerals that is an alternative to the more complex dot matrix displays. Seven-segment displays are widely used in digital clocks, electronic meters, basic calculators, and other electronic devices that display numerical information. == Concept and visual structureEdit == The seven elements of the display can be lit in different combinations to represent the arabic numerals. Often the seven segments are arranged in an oblique (slanted) arrangement, which aids readability. In...

user259867

They are segments, not pixels.

hichris123

Oh, it's a 7 seg.

that makes sense.

Doorknob

12:40 AM

@NormalHuman Ah.

user202362

that's clearer ...

user259867

1:00 AM