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Re:Finger counting gives away your nationality by reificator on Friday September 03, 2021 @04:50PM (#28409250)
That was not a condescending comment by my read.

Replace counting in other bases with “theoretical physics” or “woodworking” and it doesn’t read that way either.

I think this xkcd is relevant here: https://xkcd.com/2501/

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Re:Finger counting gives away your nationality by Teever on Friday September 03, 2021 @06:25PM (#28410097)
I was taught how to count in binary in grade 5, is this not a normal thing that kids learn in school?
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Re:Finger counting gives away your nationality by remexre on Friday September 03, 2021 @06:37PM (#28410203)
I think it depends on what curriculum your school's using; non-base-10 math is a punchline in Tom Lehrer's "New Math" [1]. Common Core might be getting rid of it?

As a side note, comparing the complaints in "New Math" (from 1965) to those offered about Common Core is educational :)

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIKGV2cTgqA

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