girhen t1_j8soe26 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 5:58 PM

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

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.

purchankruly t1_j8sqgiu wrote on February 16, 2023 at 6:11 PM

Roman numerals in binary is simpler.

h0nkee t1_j8sw9e2 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 6:47 PM

More of a Hexadecimal man, myself.