[Tax-chick]

So, what’s your opinion on place value in the decimal system? Sally thinks it’s “stupid.”

I think we all need to take naps.

[sionnsar]

Ever tried to multiply longhand with the Roman numeral system? XVII x IX? *\;-)

Place value is great because it works with all sorts of systems: base-2 (binary), base-3 (trinary), base-8 (octal), base-16 (hexadecimal)...