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you know the computer thing is it plugged in?

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I guess now we finally know why Babbage never finished building the Analytical Engine.

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[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Just that the Analytical Engine she'd have had to debug was all gears and levers and cranks and linkages and shit. One wrong move and it'll take off a finger, or a hand, or more.

In hindsight, if modern computers were like this, probably users would be different, too...