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A photo of a cake with 8 candles in a row. The first and fifth candle from the right are lit. The caption reads "Happy 17th Birthday"

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[โ€“] illpillow@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Same here. University told me the lowest bit is on the right, the highest on the left. Never questioned it.

[โ€“] RustySharp@programming.dev 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

In kindergarten I was taught when reading the number 123, the lowest digit is on the right, and the highest on the left. Never questioned it either.