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Imagine accidentally reinventing some Babylonian calculus (lemmy.world)
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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 25 points 1 month ago

Yeah, it’s embarrassing, but it’s also a compliment. The Babylonians were damn smart. Independently recreating their work is still pretty impressive.