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The Rise and Fall of Thinking Machines
- juwo 20y agototally unconnected from my world. but thought provoking - the kings and queens of hitech.
- mynameishere 20y agoSubstitute "Amtrak" and it's basically the same story.
- byrneseyeview 20y agoAmtrak was a subsidy to keep old technology around because that old technology employed lots of people; Thinking Machines was supposed to be new technology that would replace lots of people. Governments are too schizophrenic to be consistent.
- ced 20y agoIt reads a lot like Google, with the gourmet chef and the catering to hackers. Only the outcome is radically different.