• @GrosPapatouf@lemmy.world
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    52 days ago

    To be fair, using the decimal system for everything was the No1 mistake of the french revolution. A duodecimal system would have been so much nicer.

      • @bss03@infosec.pub
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        31 day ago

        I think that’s the Dewey decimal system, which inspired the Chewy decimal system, which is the next innovation in grocery store layouts.

    • It’s so hard to even conceptualize if it would be better. A few common divisions would be, but is it easier than a decimal system? Would switching to one ever not feel weird if you previously learnt the decimal system?

      • @Opisek@lemmy.world
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        1 day 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.

        • @pyre@lemmy.world
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          11 day 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.