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I learned how to count in binary using my fingers as digits probably about third grade. The pinkie is the 1. At that age, I thought it was pretty cool that I could count to 31 on one hand, and it stuck with me to this day. I'm sure I'll teach my son the same.

I taught myself sometime around age 13, because I was playing second flute in a youth orchestra, which meant I had to count out long rests, sometimes over 100 measures. Just counting in my head, I kept getting distracted and losing track.

(I already knew binary, because I was programming on an 8-bit box.)

=) then you can tell people you are this many years old this year, up until you're 31.

Genius! I can use that for another 4 months, then it'll have to be a pinky and a fist, but that's a little too suggestive for normal conversations.

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