What can I say in 1 bit?
While communicating using only 1 bit may sound restrictive, there are literally infinite possibilities to what you can express using only 1 bit. The following is list
is just a small sample of what your 1 bit updates (or "beets") can represent:
Absolutes
- 0 or 1
- zero or one
- i or what is this concept of zero you speak of?
- black or white
- absolutes or non-absolutes
Non-absolutes
- 0ish or 1ish
- gray or slightly different shade of gray
Memes
- pirates or ninjas
- bears or battlestar galactica
Religon
- good or evil
- heaven or hell
- emacs or vi
- gnome or KDE
- light side of the force or dark side of the force
- Kirk or Picard
Literature
Logic
Freedom
- beer or speech
- live free or die
Emotions / Dwarfs
- Happy or Grumpy
- Dopey or Bashful
- Sneezy or Sleepy
- Doc or Gimli
Work Status
- working hard or hardly working
Rivalries
- Hatfields or McCoys
- Alexander Hamilton or Aaron Burr
- b1tt0r or twitter
Dates
- AD or BC
- CE or BCE
- April 2 - March 31 or April 1
What can't I say in 1 bit
While there are infinitely many things which can be expressed in a single bit, there are also some things which cannot be expressed in one bit. If you wish
to discuss one of the following, you may need to use a tool other than b1tt0r:
- the price of a shave and a haircut (2 bits)
- the dimensions of Noah's ark (300 cubits by 50 cubits by 30 cubits)
- the sound a frog makes (ribbit)
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