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I'll quote one of the most insightful comments I've read on HN: "Most of our physical tech stack is read-only executable code: there isn't a civilizational "so

by dTal 10y ago

I'll quote one of the most insightful comments I've read on HN: "Most of our physical tech stack is read-only executable code: there isn't a civilizational "source code" that shows from first principles how to build up to our current technology layer. For that matter, not even from first principles to turn of the 20th century technology level." (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12824828 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12824828)

halspero 10y ago
Here is James Burke on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeROEoimj7I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeROEoimj7I And here's Primitive Technology man: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA (Should we leave his videos lying around on clockwork tablets?)