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Cistercian Numerals

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A while ago, I came across this fascinating YouTube video by Numberphile about a number system called Cistercian Numerals. They were developed used by the Ci...

注音(bopomofo)入门教学

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注音符号,另称“bopomofo”,是现代汉语的标音系统之一,除了可以标注普通话,也可以用来标注其他汉语方言,例如闽南话。注音创立于二十世纪初(中华民国时期),虽然现今已大致被拼音取代,但在字典中还能看到。截至目前,注音依然是台湾的首要拼写系统。

Introduction to Zhuyin (Bopomofo)

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Zhuyin (注音), also known as Bopomofo, is a Chinese transcription system that is capable of transcribing all the sounds of standard Mandarin Chinese, although ...

Doomsday Protocol — A Review

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As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself stuck within a barren wasteland. Apparently, he has time travelled to the year 2637, an...

Colemak Keyboard Layout Update

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After a three weeks of trying out the Colemak layout, with 5-20 minutes of practice almost every day, I was able to reach 43 words per minute on monkeytype o...