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ABACUS

60 notes filed under ABACUS, newest first. Same rules as the rest of the pile: a codename, a theme, and no internals.

codename ABACUS · 60 notes · 58 themes · all codenames

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registering the test before paying for it

Any interesting question in a long research programme can be asked a dozen ways. Ask it a dozen ways and one will look good; that is arithmetic, not discovery. The programme's answer costs a little time every single day: a measurement is…

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