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Once i took a machine language class that used an old PDP 9 where you manually dialed each the value into 8 bit registers (8 combos of zeros/ones/farts/sneezes). You cranked each one in with a physical switch and when you had cranked in all your commands you ran the program. So it was a combo analog/digital thingamabob! I will ever be amazed at how much you can build from just those two states. Well that and the speed of light.

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The turning knob is such a great, easy example of analog to digital. You can really see how it works.

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Nov 11Liked by Andrew Smith

Forget everything you wrote.

I want to know how someone achieved the level of body control to be able to sneeze and fart precise instructions on demand.

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We all have our talents!

I mean, I've heard that people have developed this ability through practice.

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My take away from this is that the US needed more farting and sneezing last Tuesday but, unfortunately IMO, we got shit storm of evil and/or ignorance instead. 💔

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