The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThis is a bigger culture shock than the metric vs imperial system to me.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square296fedilinkarrow-up1637arrow-down17
arrow-up1630arrow-down1imageThis is a bigger culture shock than the metric vs imperial system to me.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Just Post@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square296fedilink
minus-squareOhNoMoreLemmylinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoProbably for the same reason we write -1 for the first integer below zero, but 1 instead of +1 for the first one above. It might be more consistent to write more, but we’re lazy and everyone knows what it means.
Probably for the same reason we write -1 for the first integer below zero, but 1 instead of +1 for the first one above.
It might be more consistent to write more, but we’re lazy and everyone knows what it means.