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		rbanffy 28 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies? I only learned to use slide rules, and already forgot everything about them.

eru 27 days ago [–]

Slide rules are conceptual marvels in their mechanical simplicity. The Curta is a marvelous gadget, but it has lots and lots of moving parts.

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