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[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

depends if you've ever written down a password and misread a seven then you've literally wasted more time by not doing it.

though strike through zero is probably more important for that situation.

[–] livus@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

@metaStatic I have found that the fastest way to parse long passwords eg software keys is if you underline all numbers as you write them down.

[–] BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Now do you misread a 7? Maybe as a T if you have particularly bad handwriting, but I can’t say I’ve ever had that issue

O and 0, on the other hand… tell me why strikethrough zero isn’t standard in text format yet

[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can be misread as a 1, especially in languages that write 1 with a more extended top bit.

[–] BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Ah, I always write my 1s as just a straight line

Though it does make all my 1s, capital Is, and lowercase ls look the same

[–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

well if you stroke through a zero, it's too easy to confuse with an empty set