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submitted 1 day ago by trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works to c/iiiiiiitttttttttttt@programming.dev

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

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[–] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 5 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Articulate the utility of a calculator that provides the response of “5” to “2+2.”

[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 14 hours ago

Well, it's propping up the US economy right now...

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Are you just being purposefully dense?

[–] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 0 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Are you?

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

No. But there’s no point in talking to a troll.

[–] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I’m not trolling. Much like Babbage, I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such questions.

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 0 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Then perhaps you should contemplate about how users view technology.

[–] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago

Like magic, apparently.