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> Did your grandpa do it at the same scale, speed, and with the same accuracy as modern day weather forecasting? No. But if you're in a "post collapse" situati
by palmotea 2y ago
> Did your grandpa do it at the same scale, speed, and with the same accuracy as modern day weather forecasting?
No. But if you're in a "post collapse" situation, building 8-bit computers from scavenged parts to run FORTH, you aren't either.
- ziddoap 2y agoI think the goal is that on the scale of grandpa <-> super computer, you end up somewhere in the middle, rather than back to grandpa. Even if it is at the speed, scale, and accuracy of grandpa, offloading the labor is valuable.