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[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Damn fancy Babbage contraptions all look the same to me.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Really? One relies on rotors and the other one relies on rope memory and vacuum tubes.

It's like comparing a sparkplug with a motor controller in my mind

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Spark plug, smart phone..... Same number of syllables. Coincidence? I SAY GOOD DAY, SIR/MADAM/OTHER!

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 3 points 5 days ago

Well I'll be

They're also both S.P.

Smart is 5 letters, Spark is 5 letters.