My previous post featured some comically bad photo editing work for the sake of good math.
The original image.
This is a representation of the binary number 1001000, which equals 72 in the decimal notation most of us use most of the time. I think I did pretty nice job; you’ll think so too, if you ignore the fact that I should have made it 1000111 (a.k.a. 71).
My revision, which took about 30 seconds using MS Paint.
This is not the masterpiece of historical bread revision I would have liked, but—would you believe it?—within four hours of the original posting I received not one but two unsolicited graphic revisions! Four hours may seem like a long time, but keep in mind that the post went up at 12:18 PM, meaning that the two contributors, despite having actual jobs, still managed to improve on my work during regular business hours. Read the rest of this entry »
