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"So as a hobby, I've worked the last 10 years to (re)discover the schematics and rules of the the Ancients used to do their accounting and engineering to support and empower the greatest empires in human history. "

https://ethw.org/Ancient_Computers

Ancient Computers

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Devine Lu Linvega
Devine Lu Linvega
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omg, those are designed to compute fractran. 👀
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Ed S
Ed S
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Ah, I mean that Fractran is a fascinating invention and not often alluded to, and that by tagging it I was able to see previous posts on the subject... both of which were by your good self!

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@Devine Lu Linvega
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Devine Lu Linvega
Devine Lu Linvega
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@EdS oh! gotcha 😀 Yes, I wish more people would look into it, it's one of my favourite computation model.

I've mentioned it in my talk at Handmade Seattle, maybe inspired a few people to look into it further.
@Ed S
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mDuo13 📖
mDuo13 📖
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What an incredibly insightful and fascinating article! Really gives a lot more respect for the Sumerians who figured out so much of math, time, and astronomy and tied them all together in ways that persist to today.
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killdang :verified_mastodon:
killdang :verified_mastodon:
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This is an incredible resource for anyone writing fiction in a pre-industrial setting, thanks

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