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I own a slab of glass I can talk to, it talks to me, and it can recognize my face. This is absolutely magic in a figurative sense. And never mind that, I'm typi
by a4isms 5y ago
I own a slab of glass I can talk to, it talks to me, and it can recognize my face. This is absolutely magic in a figurative sense. And never mind that, I'm typing this message on a device that is thinner, lighter, and does so much more than the typewriter I wrote my high school essays upon... And I use it to exchange messages in real time with people around the world!
Thank you for reminding us of the everyday magic surrounding us.
- giraffe_lady 5y agoI can't remember where I heard this anymore but "a computer is a rock we tricked into thinking"
- a4isms 5y agoI've heard similar things, but with "sand" instead of a rock. Presumably a nod towards silicon.
- detaro 5y agoWhen Spectre was in the news there was a comment along the lines of "we now forced rocks to think so hard they're getting stress disorders"
- majewsky 5y agoThe first time I saw it was here: https://nitter.net/daisyowl/status/841802094361235456 https://nitter.net/daisyowl/status/841802094361235456 > If you ever code something that “feels like a hack but it works,” just remember that a CPU is literally a rock that we tricked into thinking. Not to oversimplify: First you have to flatten the rock and put lightning inside it.