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[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

SI being capable of interspecies translation is an interesting thing I hadn't considered.

[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

What's more profound is that math is universal - after some teething pains with regards to understanding conventions, any alien technology should be comprehensive by us, and vice versa.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

"Wait you all started with base 60 and left it? It took us millenia to realize that it was the best choice, and once we did we never looked back"