this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2025
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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 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 43 minutes 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...