Hexadecimal machine code: Difference between revisions

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Hexadecimal machine code was the language used in poetry by Servo, a maintenance droid in the Haven. Servo's poems rhymed in hexadecimal, but as Lucie Miller pointed out, did not rhyme when translated to English. The Eighth Doctor understood hexadecimal, and had no trouble translating one of Servo's poems:

#42 #36

#CB #2

#88 #3-FD

#0 #2

Which translated to:

I look out at the stars,

And I feel my life is insignificant;

But then I look again,

And I feel glad to be alive

Another of Servo's poems, which also rhymed, translated to:

My friend was dismantled before his expiration date was due,

But I carry his memory with me.

Because if you are carried in the memory of others,

You've never truly been dismantled. (AUDIO: The Cannibalists)

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-'''Hexadecimal machine code''' was the [[language]] used in [[poetry]] by [[Servo]], a [[maintenance droid]] in [[the Haven (city)|the Haven]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]] understood hexadecimal, and had no trouble translating Servo's poem:
+'''Hexadecimal machine code''' was the [[language]] used in [[poetry]] by [[Servo]], a [[maintenance droid]] in [[the Haven (city)|the Haven]]. Servo's poems [[rhyme]]d in hexadecimal, but as [[Lucie Miller]] pointed out, did not rhyme when [[translation|translated]] to [[English language|English]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]] understood hexadecimal, and had no trouble translating one of Servo's poems:
 :''#42 #36''
 :''#CB #2''
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 :''And I feel my life is insignificant;''
 :''But then I look again,''
-:''And I feel glad to be alive'' ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cannibalists (audio story)|The Cannibalists]]'')
+:''And I feel glad to be alive''
+Another of Servo's poems, which also rhymed, translated to:
+:''My friend was dismantled before his expiration date was due,''
+:''But I carry his memory with me.''
+:''Because if you are carried in the memory of others,''
+:''You've never truly been dismantled.'' ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cannibalists (audio story)|The Cannibalists]]'')
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 [[Category:Computer science]]
 [[Category:Mathematics from the real world]]