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Wow... the writing, the prose... wish I could put words together like that. Sample: """ Fame is partial with her favor, and has not seen fit to bestow any upo
by deskamess 9y ago
Wow... the writing, the prose... wish I could put words together like that.
Sample:
""" Fame is partial with her favor, and has not seen fit to bestow any upon the creators of the panel switch, the type E relay, the crossbar marker circuit. There are no biographical anecdotes we can summon to illuminate the lives of these men; the only readily available remains of their lives are the stark fossils of the machines they created.
"""
- matthewmcg 9y agoAccording to the about page, he is a software engineer that also wrote a philosophy PhD thesis at Princeton on the history of computing. Sounds pretty fascinating.
- Animats 9y agoNumber Five Crossbar is well remembered in telephony, and studied by people who do high-reliability systems. It was one of the first systems that was more reliable than its components. No one person is associated with it, though; it took a big team to develop.
- cr0sh 9y agoThat was definitely one of the first things I noticed about the writing; the author is very skilled in this regard. There are times when I can lapse into such prose, but I try to balance my writing with my perceived audience's expectations. One could compare my postings here with that of other forums I frequent, like /r/justrolledintotheshop, and they would definitely notice a difference. I don't believe I could summon the level of prose this author has, though.