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purchankruly t1_j8rxyk1 wrote

Reply to comment by SketchyApothecary in TIL that back in 2013, Xerox had scanners that would randomly change numbers after scanning a document. by COMPUTER1313

Why oh why did we switch from Roman numerals?!

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girhen t1_j8soe26 wrote

MCCXXXIVDLXVII - >!1,234,567!<

MMMCDLVMDCCLXXXIX - >!3,456,789!<

I know you're joking, but it's always nice to add perspective.

Also, some of my coworkers frequently have to read legal documents in paragraphs, sections, etc and convert lines to outlines. Nothing like deciphering section i from section i in an outline - meaning a section after h and before j at one level vs the first Roman numeral at another. It's a PITA.

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