David H. Lipman wrote:
> From: "dm" <123pdq@wishfulthinking.com>
>
>> What do you mean when you say, practice safe hex? I read it
>> somewhere here and now I lost the thread.
>
> Its a parody of words.
>
> Humans are told to practice Safe Sex. Safe Sex practices reduce the
> possibilities of pregnancies but more importantly reduce the risks of
> Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs).
>
> Hex is short for Hexadecimal. A numbering system of Base 16 common
> to computers where you start at '0' and go to 'F' which represents
> Fifteen.
>
> Thus comes the parody of Safe Hex.
>
> Safe Hex practices reduce the possibilities of computer infections
> which are viruses and other malware.

got it .. thanks for the information.
--
dm
(been lurking)