computer bytes
n=1
Bytes On A Computer
a: Computer bytes ~
b: standard light switch
What: Think of a standard light switch; the circuit can have two states. It's either closed with electricity flowing trough it or open so no charge can flow. Each byte that makes up a number stored in a computer is ultimately nothing more than a series of tiny electrical switches, with on (closed) and off (open) values. The computer interprets a series of other consecutive on/off values into something interesting for us humans, such as a letter or a number.
If the tiny little switch=0, it's off
If the tiny little switch=1, it's on
Useful?
Writer: Timothy Boronczyk
LCC: QA
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Date: Nov 30 2009 3:01 PM
# 179 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.