Comments on: Did you know you can own a number? http://sidehike.net/wp/2007/05/08/did-you-know-you-can-own-a-number/ a diversion down the path less traveled Wed, 11 May 2011 15:01:56 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Adam Thomas Hoover http://sidehike.net/wp/2007/05/08/did-you-know-you-can-own-a-number/comment-page-1/#comment-28685 Adam Thomas Hoover Wed, 28 May 2008 04:41:10 +0000 http://sidehike.net/wp/?p=378#comment-28685 I don't know my number. I don’t know my number.

]]> By: cad http://sidehike.net/wp/2007/05/08/did-you-know-you-can-own-a-number/comment-page-1/#comment-12623 cad Sun, 13 May 2007 19:51:38 +0000 http://sidehike.net/wp/?p=378#comment-12623 congrats on being boing boinged! LOL@ You better hope your number’s not the same as the one that the movie industry doesn’t want you to know, or you could be in big trouble! bwhahaa congrats on being boing boinged!

LOL@ You better hope your number’s not the same as the one that the movie industry doesn’t want you to know, or you could be in big trouble!

bwhahaa

]]> By: Bo http://sidehike.net/wp/2007/05/08/did-you-know-you-can-own-a-number/comment-page-1/#comment-12491 Bo Thu, 10 May 2007 16:30:29 +0000 http://sidehike.net/wp/?p=378#comment-12491 Ah, see, that's just the thing ... This ISN'T an "order of numbers, letters and spaces." This is just a number. The reason it has letters and spaces is that's how you write hexadecimal numbers. It's the equivalent of saying, "I'm copyrighting '4.'" It just happens to be a much larger number. Hex is just a shorter system for writing numbers in the trillions than our standard way of counting. Ah, see, that’s just the thing … This ISN’T an “order of numbers, letters and spaces.” This is just a number. The reason it has letters and spaces is that’s how you write hexadecimal numbers. It’s the equivalent of saying, “I’m copyrighting ’4.’” It just happens to be a much larger number. Hex is just a shorter system for writing numbers in the trillions than our standard way of counting.

]]> By: charlie http://sidehike.net/wp/2007/05/08/did-you-know-you-can-own-a-number/comment-page-1/#comment-12490 charlie Thu, 10 May 2007 16:21:31 +0000 http://sidehike.net/wp/?p=378#comment-12490 Sounds reasonable, after all --let's say-- a poem, is just a bunch of letters and spaces ordered in some unique way. So if i can hold the copyright to that, I don't see a reason to not be able to hold the copyright of a unique order of numbers, letters and spaces. SO that's a nice number you got there, I might start doing some of those myself. Maybe it could become a book!. :) Sounds reasonable, after all –let’s say– a poem, is just a bunch of letters and spaces ordered in some unique way. So if i can hold the copyright to that, I don’t see a reason to not be able to hold the copyright of a unique order of numbers, letters and spaces.

SO that’s a nice number you got there, I might start doing some of those myself. Maybe it could become a book!. :)

]]> By: Amy http://sidehike.net/wp/2007/05/08/did-you-know-you-can-own-a-number/comment-page-1/#comment-12466 Amy Thu, 10 May 2007 00:38:15 +0000 http://sidehike.net/wp/?p=378#comment-12466 Sometimes I'm concerned that you and Tony have met and may someday join forces... I'm just saying is all. Sometimes I’m concerned that you and Tony have met and may someday join forces… I’m just saying is all.

]]> By: brad http://sidehike.net/wp/2007/05/08/did-you-know-you-can-own-a-number/comment-page-1/#comment-12417 brad Wed, 09 May 2007 00:28:52 +0000 http://sidehike.net/wp/?p=378#comment-12417 is it wrong that cowboy mouth jumps to mind when reading the comments - I think not I have spent the last several years of my life generating 128 bit numbers and transmitting them on radio waves out into space...and if there is intelligent, or not-so-intelligent life in space that then uses my numbers, I'll sue the bastards, or let my successors in interest sue them - with penalties and interest it should be massive, but collection may be an issue I'm thinking of trademarking the phrase "that's cold, bitch!" did I mention I have also patented and copyrighted an angle there may be certain flaws in my plans is it wrong that cowboy mouth jumps to mind when reading the comments – I think not

I have spent the last several years of my life generating 128 bit numbers and transmitting them on radio waves out into space…and if there is intelligent, or not-so-intelligent life in space that then uses my numbers, I’ll sue the bastards, or let my successors in interest sue them – with penalties and interest it should be massive, but collection may be an issue

I’m thinking of trademarking the phrase “that’s cold, bitch!”
did I mention I have also patented and copyrighted an angle

there may be certain flaws in my plans

]]> By: Bo http://sidehike.net/wp/2007/05/08/did-you-know-you-can-own-a-number/comment-page-1/#comment-12392 Bo Tue, 08 May 2007 17:55:20 +0000 http://sidehike.net/wp/?p=378#comment-12392 Yeah, pretty cool, ain't it? Yeah, pretty cool, ain’t it?

]]> By: jenny http://sidehike.net/wp/2007/05/08/did-you-know-you-can-own-a-number/comment-page-1/#comment-12390 jenny Tue, 08 May 2007 17:48:40 +0000 http://sidehike.net/wp/?p=378#comment-12390 You've been boing boing'ed woot You’ve been boing boing’ed woot

]]> By: itkovian http://sidehike.net/wp/2007/05/08/did-you-know-you-can-own-a-number/comment-page-1/#comment-12383 itkovian Tue, 08 May 2007 14:37:36 +0000 http://sidehike.net/wp/?p=378#comment-12383 Thanks for sharing. I think I'll multiply by 4. And add 1, just for the heck of it. Thanks for sharing. I think I’ll multiply by 4. And add 1, just for the heck of it.

]]> By: Mark http://sidehike.net/wp/2007/05/08/did-you-know-you-can-own-a-number/comment-page-1/#comment-12380 Mark Tue, 08 May 2007 12:27:18 +0000 http://sidehike.net/wp/?p=378#comment-12380 I wanted this one. Such an excellent number too. I wanted this one. Such an excellent number too.

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