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I laughed at “back when there were only 1’s and they had to forge about half of them into 0’s manually.” Stealing that one.

• jolmg 6mo ago
  Weren't holes 1's? Were there machines where it was backwards?
  • sshine 6mo ago
    This is the time before punchcard holes. Those holes were forged from Auðumbla, the primeval cow, licking salt off a stone. Before then there was only Ginnungagap, the primordial void (yes, it predates C89).
    • OhMeadhbh 6mo ago
      But it does not predate COBOL ;)