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Re:Byte Ordering: On Holy Wars and a Plea for Peace (1980) by kstenerud on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @01:26AM (#41564427)
That's also convention talking. Looking at the number 443937215, it's trivial to identify the first two or the last two digits. And for counting digits to get an idea of the magnitude, we use separators like so: 443,937,215 (or 443.937.215 depending on what country you're in).

The only difference is whether you estimate this number as "about four hundred and forty million" or "about ten and five hundred million"

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Re:Byte Ordering: On Holy Wars and a Plea for Peace (1980) by wakawaka28 on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @12:50AM (#41575911)
It's not just the convention talking. People chose the convention over time to be the most convenient overall. But whatever, I don't care enough to keep arguing. Look at my other comments in this thread for more explanation if you want.
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