Mastodawn

🎉 Bravo, UK! You've saved "millions" by swapping out complex #Palantir tech for what we can only assume is an #abacus and some sticky notes. 📉 Because nothing says "efficient refugee management" like the tech equivalent of a toddler's toy box! 🙃
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2l2j1lxdk5o #BravoUK #refugeeManagement #techSwap #StickyNotes #HackerNews #ngated

UK saves 'millions' of pounds by ditching Palantir for refugee system

The government said its in-house IT system was "more flexible" while meeting "high standards" of security.

HowToPhil (Phillip R)5d ago

Get an #abacus or five. It's calming.

HowToPhil (Phillip R)May 2

The #abacus can also be used to write and read a visual form of #TapCode

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tap_code

HowToPhil (Phillip R)May 2

This very important set of digits on an #abacus seems to beg for a solution

#soroban #i8647

HowToPhil (Phillip R)May 2

#jupan #korean #abacus #article

https://www.koreaherald.com/article/456241

[Weekender] Old calculators gaining popularity - The Korea Herald

Jupan, a time-honored form of calculator also known as the abacus, is reemerging in South Korea as an analog tool to sharpen mental acumen in the era of digital

The Korea Herald

HowToPhil (Phillip R)May 2

The #jupan ( #korean #abacus ) appears to be a hybrid of the #chinese and #japanese abacuses

#soroban #suanpan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x3TYCH2mAI