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Have you ever seen a naked mechanical watch? It's wonderful to watch it work, with continuously moving/oscillating pieces driving discrete mechanics, all of it
by ericd 12y ago
Have you ever seen a naked mechanical watch? It's wonderful to watch it work, with continuously moving/oscillating pieces driving discrete mechanics, all of it tightly packed, all of it delicate, with some pieces apparently the width of a hair, flexing this way and that. Watching a nice mechanical watch is like watching a tiny ballet of parts.
Your microprocessor is obviously much more complex, but there's no observable operation to marvel at. There's no visceral awe component.