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A photo of a cake with 8 candles in a row. The first and fifth candle from the right are lit. The caption reads "Happy 17th Birthday"

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[-] illpillow@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Same here. University told me the lowest bit is on the right, the highest on the left. Never questioned it.

[-] RustySharp@programming.dev 11 points 1 week ago

In kindergarten I was taught when reading the number 123, the lowest digit is on the right, and the highest on the left. Never questioned it either.

[-] Osprey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

But that's a string.

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