I think that us using #base10 is suboptimal. #base2 / #base16, #base12 or #base60 would be the better choice - sorry to all the cultures that had to switch. But switching now would not work. Maybe a visit by technologically superior aliens would work.im not sure.

#innovatorsDilemma

https://bitbang.social/@NanoRaptor/116204293922468758

Photo by Lysander Yuen on Unsplash Introduction It’s an open secret in many workplaces: users pretend to understand security protocols they don’t actually grasp. They nod through training, skim documentation, and give vague affirmatives when asked if they’ve configured MFA or...

https://medium.com/@mrsno1special/why-users-fake-security-knowledge-and-what-to-do-about-it-c8611f591696?source=rss-5db3fc44db26------2

#SelfDiscovery #InnerWork #Base12 #Psychology

What Chan Thomas, Planetary Resets, and Sacred Math Reveal About Our Forgotten Origins Photo by Mishaal Zahed on  Unsplash Introduction Some truths are too volatile to erase — so they redact them instead. In 1963, Chan Thomas wrote The Adam and Eve Story  — a chilling reconstruction of...

https://medium.com/cia-blackbook-consciousness-in-action/ancient-knowledge-they-buried-0ba367d95b71?source=rss-5db3fc44db26------2

#SecurityCulture #Base12 #AI #Mindset

When you design UI, you tend to lean toward the “base 12 is superior in every way!” camp. Yes, even better than base 16.

Why? Because: ½ ⅓ ¼! How often do you need a one-fifth of an icon to do something? But half? A third? Exactly!

(“Dozenal” sounds terrible, though.)

#duodecimal #base12 #dozenal

why does this video feel like it was written specifically for me

the best way to count
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDDaEVcwIJM

#binary #seximal #dozenal #janMisali #base2 #base6 #base12

From base-12 to base-60 and everything in between, moving beyond our own base-10 number system can spice up anyone's worldbuilding.

Read more at my blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2021/08/12/worldbuilding-number-systems/

This post's featured image is "Base 10 versus Base 12 parchment" by Adamas Nemesis, a.k.a. me!

#numbersystems #base10 #base12 #base60 #numbers #mathematics #sciencefiction #scifi #spaceopera #worldbuilding #blog