#TIL (not really, I knew about it for some time) about Kaktovik numerals <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaktovik_numerals>;, and I like their graphicality and ease of arithmetics.
Devine Lu Linvega (npub1z8r…mrq6) it reminds me of the intersection-based multiplication example on your wiki article about paper computing. Any chance you'd be interested in Kaktovik numerals?
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