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Base two numerals can be awkward to compute with, and Roman numerals are even more awkward. But awkward is not the same as bad. Today I’ll tell you about a truly awful numeral system—possibly the very worst ever proposed as a way of doing arithmetic—but I claim that even such an abominable system is useful for something.
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A few weeks ago I was minding my own business, peacefully reading a well-written and informative article about artificial intelligence, when I was ambushed by a passage in the article that aroused my pique....