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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

As with all systematic changes like that, the point is more about the impact on the future generations.

Thought to be honest, hexadecimal doesn't feel weird to me as someone who frequently analyzes hexdumps. I'd wager it's totally something you can learn.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

yeah we apparently found our digits easier than knuckles when counting. it probably helped that it's easier to communicate numbers with full digits than pointing parts of them.

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