Comments by "HalfSourLizard" (@halfsourlizard9319) on "Why The First Computers Were Made Out Of Light Bulbs" video.

  1. Further evidence that it doesn't matter who gets there first ... just who markets the accomplishment better. (c.f., Rolex)
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  2.  @bzuidgeest  I thought Derek was born in / retains Australian citizenship!?
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  3.  @FirstLast-gw5mg  'boobie streams' kekw
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  4. ChatGPT is the Stibitz half adder of AGI.
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  5.  @RGChandler  Oh, yep! Edison was a master of that. In some sense, we'd love to live in a world where the best / first / most-reasonable ideas always win ... but arguing with reality tends to not work out so well, eh?
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  6.  @YO-BIZZY  That would explain why his Strine doesn't quite sound dinky-di ;P
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  7.  @stevenbodum3405  To put a finer point on 'more or less', Rojas 1997 has probably the best pull-quote summary: '[F]rom an abstract theoretical perspective, the computing model of the Z3 is equivalent to the computing model of today's computers. From a practical perspective, and in the way that the Z3 was really programmed, it was not equivalent to modern computers.' ... Which, of course, he immediately follows with 'I am of course aware that these conclusions are curious enough to re-ignite the whole discussion about the invention of the computer.' ;)
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  8.  @marieascot  In reply to 'It does if you are claiming it to be the first.' ... It 100% does not. Rolex claim to have created the 'first' version of all sorts of things that others did before them (e.g., 'first waterproof watch') ... That their claims are demonstrably false is irrelevant in-the-world (e.g., to Rolex sales).
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  9. Silicone parts are made for toys ... Computers are made from silicon.
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