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From: Jolly Roger on 26 Jan 2010 11:20
In article <paul.nospam-842039.16523026012010(a)pbook.sture.ch>,
Paul Sture <paul.nospam(a)sture.ch> wrote:

> In article <sdfisher-DE2CD2.09300125012010(a)mara100-84.onlink.net>,
> Steven Fisher <sdfisher(a)spamcop.net> wrote:
>
> > In article <tom_stiller-BD1BDB.14164124012010(a)news.individual.net>,
> > Tom Stiller <tom_stiller(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > If that's all you wanted to do, why not just use Disk Utility to Zero
> > > Out Deleted Files?
> >
> > Obviously he wanted hex zeroes!
> >
>
> Yep. You can fit a hex number into a smaller space than a decimal
> number, thus hex numbers are denser.
>
> ;.)

And for a bit of irony, you can certainly fit a hex /string/ into a
smaller space than a decimal string! : D

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