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submitted 9 months ago by NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] wolfrasin@lemmy.today 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

So binary is French? That's legit 3 in French

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[–] microcapybara@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Technically, the thumb should be out as well. But yeah, that would totally be read as 3. 🥖🫡

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Weird, thumb out is 3 in ASL (a french sign derived language), but thumb in that position reads as a really weird 2 to me

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[–] microcapybara@sopuli.xyz 1 point 9 months ago

That actually makes sense to me — ASL retains the “thumb = 1” system present in most of Europe.

The programmer is using what I’d call an “Anglo” two. It’s what I grew up with in North America.(see the Inglourious Basterds three finger scene for reference)

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