Gregory's Server@globalmuseum I'm not sure I can remember that many characters
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@tshirtman @PaulWermer @globalmuseum Even less to learn: only the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 6. Zero is obviously "nothing", the missing digits are combinations of the rest.  @ridscherli @PaulWermer @globalmuseum that makes me wonder about how to compute with that, addition should be ok, but other operations are probably harder than arabic notation. @tshirtman @PaulWermer @globalmuseum Good question. I think I'll give it a try with what we call (in German) "written addition" and "written multiplication".  @PaulWermer @globalmuseum it's only 9 characters + 4 position defined bases @duckwhistle @PaulWermer @globalmuseum @snaggen @PaulWermer @globalmuseum @duckwhistle @PaulWermer @globalmuseum @snaggen @PaulWermer @globalmuseum and I expect that's intentional, but I would say adds unnecessary complexity since the building of unit symbols is not consistent (combination symbols start at 5 then skip 6 and 4 is not used), and there's no way to know that without memorising all of them. @PaulWermer @globalmuseum |
@PaulWermer @globalmuseum hm, most of us learned the meaning of at least 26 letters + 9 numbers + at the very minimum a dozen other common symbols, sure, it's work to learn that new set, but i'm sure anyone can, with a bit of practice, like with a game dedicated to learning that system, and playing it a few hours over a few weeks.
And there is a clear logic to it, each corner represent an order of magnitude, and the symbol in that corner represents the value for it, so you learn 9 shapes.