Post 478955 by fribbledom@mastodon.social
(DIR) More posts by fribbledom@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #478934 by fribbledom@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T07:40:49Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
I'm furious every time I see the new Call of Duty Black Ops logo.It's supposed to read "Black Ops IV" not "Black Ops IIII" ... Right? RIGHT?!
(DIR) Post #478943 by MrAldisaADS@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T07:42:17Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom A lot of Roman Clocks have IIII instead of IV, so... xDD
(DIR) Post #478951 by CJBurger@jorts.horse
2018-10-11T07:43:27Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom if they're actually doing Roman numerals, yeah. They might just be emulating the four upright lines with a horizontal stroke way of tallying by 5s. But realistically they're just like "our target audience definitely doesn't know what Roman numerals are, but they can count. Probably."
(DIR) Post #478955 by fribbledom@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T07:44:51Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@MrAldisaADS Excuse me for a minute, I have to go burn some clocks.In all seriousness though: it actually was the original way to write a Roman four. It still feels so wrong to me 😂
(DIR) Post #478966 by solidsanek@pikachu.rocks
2018-10-11T07:45:20.418497Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom I had to post this again
(DIR) Post #478980 by James@linuxrocks.online
2018-10-11T07:47:29Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom it can be either tbh! There's various reasons why iiii is used and sometimes IV.
(DIR) Post #478998 by fribbledom@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T07:49:24Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
At least GTA IV got it right 😂
(DIR) Post #479004 by MrAldisaADS@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T07:49:53Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom I just looked for this, and it's true, and it cringes me too xDD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#Basic_decimal_pattern
(DIR) Post #479038 by greenjon@hub.spaz.org
2018-10-11T07:52:30.836192Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom FWIW, most clocks with roman numerals are like that too. I have no idea why.image.png
(DIR) Post #479039 by fribbledom@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T07:54:01Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@greenjon If you promise to keep it a secret: it's actually the original way of writing a Roman four.I still despise it 😆
(DIR) Post #479043 by Anke@tootplanet.space
2018-10-11T07:54:32Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom Not necessarily... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#Alternative_forms
(DIR) Post #479044 by CJBurger@jorts.horse
2018-10-11T07:55:01Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom are you sure about that?
(DIR) Post #479063 by MrAldisaADS@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T07:57:23Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom I don't know what are you talking about...
(DIR) Post #479082 by fribbledom@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T07:59:45Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@CJBurger YOU!!!Out of revenge I'll vow to eat all burgers that cross my way today. In other words: just another day.
(DIR) Post #479100 by CJBurger@jorts.horse
2018-10-11T08:01:12Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom I'd be madder but I gotta be honest, my people? We're delicious.
(DIR) Post #479115 by fribbledom@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T08:03:32Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@CJBurgerHuge fan of you and your people 😋
(DIR) Post #479125 by Indie@x0r.be
2018-10-11T08:04:39Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom they’re trying to make it logoish pretty
(DIR) Post #479129 by Baggypants@mastodon.cloud
2018-10-11T08:05:16Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom image search 'Grandfather Clock Face' and test your theory.
(DIR) Post #479134 by fribbledom@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T08:05:51Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@Baggypants Read the rest of the thread, way ahead of you 😉
(DIR) Post #479149 by Baggypants@mastodon.cloud
2018-10-11T08:07:42Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom I wasn't expecting a thread on mastodon tbh. You popular person you!
(DIR) Post #479167 by Kiki@chaos.social
2018-10-11T08:09:17Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom the Romans themselves weren't super strict with their notation, either 😁
(DIR) Post #479173 by Kirin@girlcock.club
2018-10-11T08:09:31Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom https://youtu.be/rAx5LIul1N8
(DIR) Post #479217 by fribbledom@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T08:13:30Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@KikiIt's true, but shhhh, let's try and keep this a secret, please.
(DIR) Post #480337 by emlyn@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T10:06:05Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom maybe it's supposed to be "tally marks" instead of roman numerals
(DIR) Post #480548 by dreadfulwaIe@freeradical.zone
2018-10-11T10:37:47Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom I just looked up the logo and I'm so confused now, did they just never mean those numbers to be roman??? Are they just lines?? Is five just gonna be that but with an additional diagonal line through the other four?
(DIR) Post #481290 by nloadholtes@octodon.social
2018-10-11T11:17:36Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom THIS
(DIR) Post #481300 by Frankie@qweer.pw
2018-10-11T11:44:11Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom I thought it was tally marks that were getting ready for black ops five
(DIR) Post #481306 by paregorios@scholar.social
2018-10-11T11:51:01Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom @MrAldisaADS Yep. One sees both serializations (IIII and IV) in Latin inscriptions and manuscripts across periods. I agree it's still jarring to the modern, educated eye.
(DIR) Post #481656 by edheil@dice.camp
2018-10-11T12:18:10Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom IIII is also legit Roman numerals. The subtractive style, IV, is actually a newer variant version, that didn't become popular till the XIII century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtractive_notation
(DIR) Post #481682 by fribbledom@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T12:19:02Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@edheil Read the rest of the thread, way ahead of you 😉
(DIR) Post #482279 by venkuskirata@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T13:05:54Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom You can thank ye olde Roman sundial makers who were superstitious of using the first two letters of a god's name (IVPPITER, as Jupiter was spelled in Latin) to represent a number on a sundial face; hence IIII on clock faces instead of IV. Plus, I think it looks way more badass this way, if I'm being honest.
(DIR) Post #482311 by sunsetmoth@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T13:09:31Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom maybe they'll put a slash through them when it reaches five? 🤔
(DIR) Post #483408 by Nobilis@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T14:36:12Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom I think it's taught to children as IV because they want there to be one right answer. The idea that there isn't always one right answer is taught much later--if at all.
(DIR) Post #484851 by njoseph@social.masto.host
2018-10-11T16:39:59Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom Maybe the fifth one will have a 4 lines with the fifth line crossed over them, like a prisoner counting days.https://image.shutterstock.com/z/stock-vector-lines-counting-to-vector-246933826.jpg
(DIR) Post #489670 by brwolfgang@fosstodon.org
2018-10-11T20:52:02Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledomIs this real???
(DIR) Post #491368 by rubah@mastodon.social
2018-10-11T22:35:35Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@fribbledom super bowl xxxxviiii