The 0xEngineer

You always hear about the 1x, 10x, even 100x engineers. But what about The 0xEngineer?

A 0xEngineer...

• Let's you know up front that they are using hexadecimal
• Had a favorite set of memory addresses before ASLR ruined their fun
• Consumes moderate amounts of 0xC0FFEE to meet realistic deadlines
• Remembers most of the manufacturer ID numbers in Mac addresses by heart (00041F is their favorite)
• Knows the optimal way to communicate back with NASA should they get stranded on Mars with the Pathfinder probe
• Prefers to call March 14th "3.243F6 Day"
• Constantly confuses Halloween and Christmas
• Tries to make the joke "there are 0x02 types of people in this world; those who understand Hexadecimal and those who don't" then gets confused when people just stare at them and not laugh
• Instead of using emoji, they express themselves by saying things like 0x5ADFECE5
• Uses their favorite numbers as colors for their web site
• Is the only person in the world who passes something other than "10" to JavaScript's parseInt() radix parameter

"I am not afraid, or do not hesitate, to advocate a binary system of arithmetic and metrology. I know I have nature on my side; if I do not succeed to impress upon you its utility and great importance to mankind, it will reflect that much less credit upon our generation, upon scientific men and philosophers."