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wrewrtet
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wrewrtet
4y ago
The typical "model engineering" steam engine doesn't push materials to the limits. Cylinders are typically cast iron or bored out of brass rod. Tolerances aren't too tight. It is a slow process because metal is kind of r
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wrewrtet
4y ago
As someone who is intimidated by the thought of programming TeX, I think the following comment which asserts that it is badly designed seems unlikely to be coming out of nowhere. (MetaFont is apparently better than TeX) https://t