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by forther 5387 days ago
256 can NOT be represented with 8 bits
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spiralganglion 5387 days ago
That's the number of distinct values you get with 8 bits. Since there is no "zeroth" day of the year, it makes sense to have it on the 256th day instead of the 255th.
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forther 5387 days ago
yep. I just commented on exact wiki words.
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