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Re:cuneicode, and the Future of Text in C by zqfm on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @11:52AM (#36228490)
> the ancient Greek thing whose name I forget with alternating directions on each line

I believe the word you're looking for is "boustrophedon"

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Re:cuneicode, and the Future of Text in C by pklausler on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @12:39PM (#36229342)
The word comes from the concept of plowing a field.
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Re:cuneicode, and the Future of Text in C by ben_w on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @02:53PM (#36231656)
Yup, that's the one. Ευχαριστώ! :)
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