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		Symbiote on March 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I use cheap notebooks Do you not notice the ratio is off? I spot US letter-sized paper because it looks fatter/shorter than I'm used to. Possibly it's easier to spot this outside North America, since the 1:√2 ratio is so widespread.

eternityforest on March 10, 2023 [–]

The ratio is definitely off, but it's within 10% so it's just a minor annoyance, and there's not much of an alternative. Next time I buy paper I'll probably order real A4 but that might be in like, 10 years before I go through a ream.

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