"In the vast library of socialist books, there’s not a single volume on how to create wealth, only how to take and “redistribute” it.” - David Horowitz
I remember watching my grandfather's fingers moving in a blur over the keys of his adding machine, and the "ka-chunks" of the handle coming as rapidly as shots from a machine gun.
Phil
“The biggest problem people have is they don’t think they’re supposed to have problems.” - Hayes Barnard
I remember watching my grandfather's fingers moving in a blur over the keys of his adding machine, and the "ka-chunks" of the handle coming as rapidly as shots from a machine gun.
Yep, there was a distinctly satisfying sound to those old adding machines.
Amazing! As a lover of mathematics (which is one of the reasons I studied computer engineering), I never really considered mechanical computing of this magnitude. Analog and digital computing, yes... mechanical computing no. Thanks for posting this.
Celebrating 35+ years in the field of avionics....my how time flies!
I remember reading somewhere that when the Iowa-class BBs were recommissioned in the 80s, their analog fire control computers were faster than the digital models on newer ships.
Phil
“The biggest problem people have is they don’t think they’re supposed to have problems.” - Hayes Barnard
"In the vast library of socialist books, there’s not a single volume on how to create wealth, only how to take and “redistribute” it.” - David Horowitz
