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[–] Godnroc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So, the minimum number of anything you can order would be zero fingers or 1...

[–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nah it's meant to be binary. 11 would be 3. Although theoretically he should be holding up his pinky and ring finger.

[–] ramius345@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He must work on a big endian machine.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The thumb counts too so it should be 6