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xkcd #3102: Reading a Big Number (xkcd.com)
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[desperately] Maybe this is from some country where they use commas as decimal points, and also as digit separators after the decimal, and also use random other characters for decoration???

https://explainxkcd.com/3102/

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[โ€“] muhyb@programming.dev 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Zimbabwean people would say otherwise. :)

[โ€“] Iceman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Dr. Evils hates this one simple trick