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This article's wording in the "Significance" section is moderately confusing and hard for the reader to follow. A rewording would be nice to have, as the significance is muddled by a not-so-crystal-clear explanation. However, the article does explain how binary is used, numerically, yet not why it is necessary to have only two different choices for machines/computers. The importance of having only a 0 or a 1 is that because the signals are differences in the current, it is most simple to have only one threshold for the signal to cross. | This article's wording in the "Significance" section is moderately confusing and hard for the reader to follow. A rewording would be nice to have, as the significance is muddled by a not-so-crystal-clear explanation. However, the article does explain how binary is used, numerically, yet not why it is necessary to have only two different choices for machines/computers. The importance of having only a 0 or a 1 is that because the signals are differences in the current, it is most simple to have only one threshold for the signal to cross. | ||
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| + | ==Philip says 9/29/08 at 9:57 am== | ||
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| + | Thank you, Geoff, for your highly esteemed opinion. I will most definitely take some of your advice into account and will act upon it accordingly. | ||
Latest revision as of 09:58, 29 September 2008
The Great and Mighty Geoff Dunn's Highly Esteemed Opinion
This article's wording in the "Significance" section is moderately confusing and hard for the reader to follow. A rewording would be nice to have, as the significance is muddled by a not-so-crystal-clear explanation. However, the article does explain how binary is used, numerically, yet not why it is necessary to have only two different choices for machines/computers. The importance of having only a 0 or a 1 is that because the signals are differences in the current, it is most simple to have only one threshold for the signal to cross.
Philip says 9/29/08 at 9:57 am
Thank you, Geoff, for your highly esteemed opinion. I will most definitely take some of your advice into account and will act upon it accordingly.
