Remember that the Jacquard loom was invented so people could have frilly damask fabrics, and that's where punch card programming came from. You can't conceive o

Remember that the Jacquard loom was invented so people could have frilly damask fabrics, and that's where punch card programming came from. You can't conceive of what advances might come from the study of something seemingly frivolous. Progress and innovation aren't necessarily cranks that you can just focus on grinding harder.