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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What do you mean Alien has a value of 1? In Base26 it has a value of 674,116 and since it's set in the future i think it's reasonable that they use Base26.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why not Base36? Or even Base62?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

You're not wrong and the sky is the limit as long as we keep adding symbols!