Happy 0.5t1 Day!

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Remington Furman

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Mar 14, 2026, 4:51:12 AM (13 days ago) Mar 14
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Happy Half-Tau Day to those who write their dates middle endian (MM/DD/YYYY).

The attached patch allows you to enter literal numbers using the One True Circle Constant, the ratio of circumference to radius, tau:

1t1 -: 2p1
1p1 -: 0.5t1

For motivation, refer to the excellent "Tau Manifesto" by Michael Hartl:

Monadic o. continues to multiply by the impostor ratio pi (circumference to diameter) and will remain a historical curiosity.

Round and round, turn by turn,
Remington

0001-Allow-powers-of-tau-in-literal-numbers.patch
0002-Add-tau-tests.patch
0003-Adjust-version-number.patch
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