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Engineering Memory: On learning to memorize first 100 digits of pi (2024)

66 points · 39 comments · fuzzythinker

  1. xpct · · focus · HN ↗
    I never found a real life use case for memory tricks. Would be curious to hear if someone has.
    1. Betelbuddy · · focus · HN ↗
      I will give you an encrypted message, from which you will be the transport medium, and will bring it across the border. No signals to flag alarm ...and you also wont know what it means...
      1. esafak · · focus · HN ↗
        I did that just lass week, but they headed me off at the pass before I could reach the dead letter box!
    2. abbefaria27 · · focus · HN ↗

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