I guess now we finally know why Babbage never finished building the Analytical Engine.

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      And then had the wisdom to die before a computer capable of running her programs was invented, thus saving the bother of having to debug them.

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        19 hours ago

        Writes code.

        Realises that debugging code that was written by the lunatic that is yourself two nights ago is going to be a big part of her life.

        dies

        We’ve all had debugging sessions where that feels like the best option. Right?

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        Debugging was easier when all you had to do was spray the room with fly spray and vacuum the tubes.

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          Just that the Analytical Engine she’d have had to debug was all gears and levers and cranks and linkages and shit. One wrong move and it’ll take off a finger, or a hand, or more.