I sequenced my hand and discovered this is what I had been dealt. I fib you not, G! #uno #math
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Eric A. Meyer (meyerweb@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 05-Feb-2026 11:41:34 JST
Eric A. Meyer
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Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 05-Feb-2026 11:41:33 JST
Paul Cantrell
Ah, yes, the well-known mathematical fact that 5 + 8 = 🚫
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Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 05-Feb-2026 12:27:53 JST
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@david42 @Meyerweb @blogdiva
*slow clap*I briefly wondered whether there was a modulus that would get us all the way to the 4…but where I merely wondered, you ventured.
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David (david42@mastodon.online)'s status on Thursday, 05-Feb-2026 12:27:54 JST
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@Meyerweb @blogdiva @inthehands Also that 8 + 🚫 = 3, and 🚫 + 3 = 4, so 13 = -5 = 🚫 = 1, which is all true mod 6.
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