[–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

So we get to hundred, then thousand up to hundred thousand, why would we use a thousand thousand for a million, or ten hundred thousand, or a hundred thousand thousand? A new word at each separator just makes easy parsing.

One hundred seventy three thousand million four hundred sixty two thousand four hundred twenty just sounds so much worse and harder to parser when hearing it.

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  • [+] -6 points 1 year ago*

    I'm sorry, but it's a teenager. He's at the point where it's his body, his choice. I say let him die or digest them. Natural selection trying it's best and being thwarted for extreame cases is bad.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Didn't know that octopus came from the molluscs branch. Even more surprising that they at a smart as they are.

    Never gave any thought to were they branched off, but them being advanced slugs is crazy.

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