Internet Obsession
Though there’s more to life than being online, sometimes it may not seem like it.
Wombania the Comic Strip
A Wombie's view of the world, updated Mondays and Thursdays
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on Mixed Metaphors: “Ok, I admit to being a bit mixed up sometimes. Well, most of the time.” Nov 24, 13:21
on Mixed Metaphors: “Bwahahahahahaha. I can see why they are mixed up. Just saying. Have a fabulous day and week, my friend. 🙂” Nov 24, 11:42
on Mixed Metaphors: “Who wants to use those tired old metaphors when you can mix up some new ones?” Nov 24, 10:22
on Simulated Reality: “You might have to talk to the man/person/entity/programmer upstairs for that request.” Nov 21, 14:48
on Simulated Reality: “I want a simulation upgrade where there is a bit more money in my bank account!” Nov 21, 14:30
on Simulated Reality: “A wombania comic always brightens my day. Thank you for this gift. Genuinely, with all my heart.” Nov 21, 08:47
on Simulated Reality: “Perhaps it is, or we could all be created by some sort of super-AI entity beyond our comprehension.” Nov 20, 12:00
on Simulated Reality: “Deep thoughts and a walk are good. They probably need some chocolate now.” Nov 20, 09:06
Mind blowing to think about, but computers outdate us all. The first one (that I’m aware of) is in a museum on the eastern United States region, somewhere. It’s sole purpose was to navigate sailing ships safely through coastal waters. It predated vacuum tubes and used a complicated series of gears, ACTUALLY trying to operate in binary. Though a valiant project for it’s creator and a notion extremely far ahead of it’s time, the required amount of “ROM” (gears) needed to make it work proved too much for the designer and it remains at only a fraction the size needed to complete it’s intended task. We can only guess at how much tonnage the completed version required…and if the ships intended to carry this tool could have stayed afloat.
Some early machine looms that wove intricate patterns used changeable punch cards, which could be considered the forerunners of programmable computers. And there were some early geared calculating machines. But I’ve never hear of the navigation computer that you mentioned. Quite interesting!
I feel like Fraz does.
The internet is sucking our lives away!