Ask HN: What is your favorite power of 2, and why?

1 points by finnh 11y ago ↗ HN

I've always had a soft spot for 2^8 = 256, the number of display colors on the first mac I ever played with. At Egghead computer in Bellevue.

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2^10 = 1024

The most commonly used power of 2.

dalke 11y ago ↗

I dunno. 2^0 seems pretty common to me. :)

I'm more of a 65536 person myself.