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[–] SirStumps@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

That's just 7 with extra steps.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I write numbers like my favorite fonts do. ᛐ, not ᛁ. 4, not 丩. Something like ㇋/ℨ/Ჳ, not З. And 7, not 7̵.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I write "a" as shown here.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

I used to use the slash on 7s when I was in Jr high because it was legit and nobody did it.

But, like... Why? What purpose does it serve? It's not like the slash through a 0 to differentiate it from an O.

[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

In my country the slashed 7 became mandatory in the national curriculum in the 1930's. Our military strongly requested this in order to achieve better accuracy in artillery fire control - in those days every calculation was done by hand and mixing 1's and 7's could easily have deadly results.

This practice was quickly adopted by the whole population and it was a great success with no drawbacks. The slashed 7 makes it impossible to mix 1's and 7's, therefore it is the superior choice.

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[–] yamanii@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Shame that software always registered my dashed seven as a 1 because you can't lift the pen

[–] Krafting@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Of course we are better than Computers! Who the hell write seven as 7 anyway

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

This is the reason why ChatGPT keeps asking people where the nuclear codes are kept.

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[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The power of Serif vs Sans Serif.

The worst is I and l.

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