"Cistercian Numbers" are incredibly cool
It's a rare numeric system designed by 13th century monks
Each number is a based on a single vertical stick, with patterns you draw in all four quadrants off it -- top right, top left, bottom right, bottom left
A single glyph can represent a number from 1 to 9,999
It's in my recent weekly "Linkfest" newsletter, here: https://buttondown.email/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-3-cisterian-numbers-robots-that-hug-and/
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I call it "The opposite of doomscrolling'
Makers of obscure clocks, Clive offers up ideas for your next project. Cistercian Numbers give off a serious mystical, elvish vibe. Like a clock Gandalf would have in his den.
@gallaugher also it is more efficient to drive - 5 segments per digit (compared to the standard 7-segment) I am definitelly considering it. It can also be made into a clock plugin for the desktop panel (showing the songle rune of the current HH:MM)
