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Moo Cowabunga
Jun 15, 2009

[Office Worker.




Thanks bill :)

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Philippe
Aug 9, 2013

(she/her)

thill

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
I don't think Thomas's Jefferson had the pc in mind when he wrote the deceleration of constitution

distortion park
Apr 25, 2011


I don't think they did op

distortion park
Apr 25, 2011


It was actually invented in greater serbia

Moo Cowabunga
Jun 15, 2009

[Office Worker.




you obviously had a 2nd rate education

Moo Cowabunga
Jun 15, 2009

[Office Worker.




the computer was invented in the U.S of A by bill in the 20 cent ury

Moo Cowabunga
Jun 15, 2009

[Office Worker.




thanks bill

duckfarts
Jul 2, 2010

~ shameful ~





Soiled Meat
thill

Soricidus
Oct 21, 2010
freedom-hating statist shill
alan turing, charles babbage, konrad zuse ... truly great americans, perfect examplars for us all, proof once more that our mighty nation is gods own home on earth

du -hast
Mar 12, 2003

BEHEAD THOSE WHO INSULT GENTOO

Soricidus posted:

alan turing, charles babbage, konrad zuse ... truly great americans, perfect examplars for us all, proof once more that our mighty nation is gods own home on earth

who the gently caress are you? gtfo our of this funy computer subforum with ur limey propoganda

Linux Pirate
Apr 21, 2012


:911::911::911::911::911::911::911::911::911::911::911::911::911::911::911::911::911::911::911:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btXt9Q6ffUY
hitler did nothing wrong


:patriot:

The Management
Jan 2, 2010

sup, bitch?
there's a reason all computers speak English. it's called America.

Valeyard
Mar 30, 2012


Grimey Drawer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKM1AAzeRCg&hd=1

Space-Pope
Aug 13, 2003

by zen death robot
fact: if the english were left to make computers, they just would have kept chemically castrating anyone who tried to drag their shithole country into modernity

lol they literally have a monarch

just lol

The Management
Jan 2, 2010

sup, bitch?
if computers were British you'd know that it's time for a new laptop when the oil it normally leaks on your lap has too much rust in it.

Linux Pirate
Apr 21, 2012


proof that england didnt invent the computer is right in the name, its called a computer not a snooty booty beep boop computy

du -hast
Mar 12, 2003

BEHEAD THOSE WHO INSULT GENTOO

Linux Pirate posted:

proof that england didnt invent the computer is right in the name, its called a computer not a snooty booty beep boop computy

not Lord Chancellor General Justic Sir Comp U. T. Er

akadajet
Sep 14, 2003


no 8-bit anything sounded like that

Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
computer was actually invented by mr. charles babbage, an englishman and well known busybody

Linux Pirate
Apr 21, 2012


akadajet posted:

no 8-bit anything sounded like that

i didnt make the video :ssh:

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Soricidus posted:

alan turing, charles babbage, konrad zuse ... truly great americans, perfect examplars for us all, proof once more that our mighty nation is gods own home on earth

cabbage

Lowtechs
Jan 12, 2001
Grimey Drawer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgW6HplOZV0

England invented the computer.

Lowtechs fucked around with this message at 20:18 on Aug 2, 2015

Moo Cowabunga
Jun 15, 2009

[Office Worker.





:911:

eric
Apr 27, 2004
Lipstick Apathy
grateful to apple for inventing the mpbr

Thanks Ants
May 21, 2004

#essereFerrari


praise be to stebe

Constant Hamprince
Oct 24, 2010

by exmarx
College Slice
british computer? lol

ZX autism spectrum more like

distortion park
Apr 25, 2011


Cool fact: Ada Lovelace, the first programmer, who wrote an algorithm for Babbage's machine, was the only legitimate child of Byron.

distortion park
Apr 25, 2011


Ada is also a fully sick programming language. Created by a French guy for th us DoD

BooLoo
Oct 18, 2010

SLAM TIME
which goes a long way to explaining why she was a huge dork. she was rebelling.

Linux Pirate
Apr 21, 2012



:thejoke:

Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
wow rotor is so old he was in the enigma machine

distortion park
Apr 25, 2011


BooLoo posted:

which goes a long way to explaining why she was a huge dork. she was rebelling.

I just read her Wikipedia and would love to read a good biog, sounds like she was a really interesting person.

E: just bought ada's algorithm, will report back.

distortion park fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Aug 2, 2015

Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
she's an important character in the difference engine by william gibson and bruce sterling

3D Megadoodoo
Nov 25, 2010

computers - are they actually good?

3D Megadoodoo
Nov 25, 2010

pointsofdata posted:

Cool fact: Ada Lovelace, the first programmer, who wrote an algorithm for Babbage's machine, was the only legitimate child of Byron.

i wonder who her real dad was

3D Megadoodoo
Nov 25, 2010

Constant Hamprince posted:

british computer? lol

ZX autism spectrum more like

"that kid is on the spectrum again. sometimes i wonder about him."

Symbolic Butt
Mar 22, 2009

(_!_)
Buglord
the computer is actually hungarian. only later the computer emigrated to the USA to escape nazism.

the computer acquired american citizenship through naturalization

A Wheezy Steampunk
Jul 16, 2006

High School Grads Eligible!
grace hopper actually invented the computer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-vcErOPofQ

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Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

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A Wheezy Steampunk posted:

grace hopper actually invented the computer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-vcErOPofQ

admiral hopper loving owned

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