Out of curiosity, how exactly does binary code get converted into letters? I know there are sites that automatically convert binary to words for you but I wanna understand the specific, intermediary steps that binary code goes through before being converted into letters.
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To read binary ASCII characters with great speed using only your head:
Letters start with leading bits 01. Bit 3 is on (1) for lower case, off (0) for capitals. Scan the following bits 4–8 for the first that is on, and select the starting letter from the same index in this string: “PHDBA” (think P.H.D., Bachelors in Arts). E.g. 1xxxx = P, 01xxx = H, etc. Then convert the remaining bits to an integer value (e.g. 010 = 2), and count that many letters up from your starting letter. E.g. 01001010 => H+2 = J.
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