#sliderules
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #sliderules from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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Day-by-day usage
measured · mas.to (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-09-27 13:48 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
Related hashtags
measured · mas.to (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-09-27 13:48 UTCNo related tags with measured usage found for #sliderules.
Live pulse
measured · mas.to (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-09-27 13:48 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~21056 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 16:00
Languages: English (40)
Avg boosts / post: 0.6
Top of the latest posts
I found my father's crib notes engraved in the base of a slide rule. I managed to decipher one of them, an application of the rule of proportion for calculating temperature dependent resistance of metals. The others I really don't understan
One of my favorite slide rules is the Charpentier Calculimètre. Something about circular slide rules makes understanding mantissa rollover easier, which helps a lot when I try to teach people. This example dates from the 1910s, I believe. A
@pete734 The slide rule is a great tool for teaching the relationships between numbers and functions. When all math is done by AI, will people learn why things work or how to make things work? #SlideRule #SlideRules
What “sliderules” means
WikipediaA slide rule is a hand-operated mechanical calculator consisting of slidable rulers for conducting mathematical operations such as multiplication, division, exponents, roots, logarithms, and trigonometry. It is one of the simplest analog computers.
“Slide rule” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#sliderules across platforms
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