Post #2233273
2026-05-07 06:07 UTC
@mxchara@seattle.pink @A_Minion@mastodon.social @alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space @gknauss@mastodon.social
start with balanced ternary
you can see how having a 1, 0, -1 makes for some beautiful operations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanced_ternary#In_computer_design
some people talk about how it works better for quantum computing, but i don't understand how
it's got some weird cool exotic niches
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@mxchara@seattle.pink 2026-05-07 16:16
@benroyce@mastodon.social @A_Minion@mastodon.social @alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space @gknauss@mastodon.social oh I am fascinated by alternate arithmetics. I have wondered whether there might not be general value in learning a range of arithmetic bases and getting familiar with all of them, rather like the benefits of knowing multiple languages. I've poked around a bit with memorizing the base-20 Kaktovik numerals (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaktovik_numerals) and doing operations with them, but that's just a start