tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post3290917879750461043..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Now Is Der Time On Schprockets When Ve DahnceSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-64399855761340867032012-06-02T21:38:03.971-04:002012-06-02T21:38:03.971-04:00Since you mentioned 'a 486' and reminded m...Since you mentioned 'a 486' and reminded me of mechanical computing, you and/or the lads may like this U.S. Navy series on its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/14/us-navy-explains-basic-mechanical-principles-of-a-fire-control-c/" rel="nofollow">analog fire control computers</a> (circa 1953).<br /><br />And if that's not enough mechanical geekery, here's a <a href="http://aturingmachine.com/" rel="nofollow">working Turing machine</a>.jhcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-13236382096073450492012-06-02T12:21:31.430-04:002012-06-02T12:21:31.430-04:00Two things--son either wants or is willing to lear...Two things--son either wants or is willing to learn. His teacher is there for life, and she's the cook, if he wants to eat well. OK, that's 3. NO ONE EXPECTS the Spanish Inquisition.Sam L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-75514747359006235472012-06-01T22:54:21.916-04:002012-06-01T22:54:21.916-04:00We as Americans by the grace of God have been bles...We as Americans by the grace of God have been blessed with all the necessary tools to grow our children toward the perfection that we reach out for as parents. Stripping away all the complexity we find it is the time and dedication that matter most. It is akin to the electric moment when one recognizes the value of compound interest or the value of the simple reinvestment of dividend income over time. The key is listening to experience and building on the wealth and opportunity that simplicity brings to our very being.Old Tybee Rangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457590564486120765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-40472736646202976252012-06-01T22:13:18.407-04:002012-06-01T22:13:18.407-04:00Lots of things seem complicated to the modern eye ...<i>Lots of things seem complicated to the modern eye because they're unfamiliar, not because they're sophisticated; just the opposite, mostly.</i><br /><br />So much of modern tech is effectively hidden from the eye. The keyboard I'm typing this on is much more mechanically simple than a typewriter, but how it transfers the keystroke information to the computer, and the computer applies this or that protocol to translate the keystrokes into information the computer understands, and then translates that into information the screen displays on the monitor that you understand - how that works your hand & eye can't just intuit.<br /><br />But it all serves the human world where knowing the difference between education and school has not much to do with any kind of mechanical or electronic complexity.<br /><br />Anyway. One mostly obsolete tech that confounds me is vacuum tube driven electronics. I can grasp how transistors work much more easily than I can how a pronged glowing light bulb could be wrangled into predictably controlling complex electronic equipment.T.K. Tortchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00553301766027577975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-28071590381036812272012-06-01T21:13:51.511-04:002012-06-01T21:13:51.511-04:00May be they don't recognize education (as oppo...May be they don't recognize education (as opposed to whatever it is they do in public schools) because they've never actually been exposed.Old Radar Techhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331046874114107904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-97073553030440362012-06-01T20:36:18.971-04:002012-06-01T20:36:18.971-04:00Wonderful. "Yes, but how do you educate him?...Wonderful. "Yes, but how do you educate him?" Sounds like a question that could have been asked of Henry David Thoreau many years ago!Bob Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15668757974305654873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-72846472267001319002012-06-01T17:36:24.293-04:002012-06-01T17:36:24.293-04:00"Yes, but how do you educate him?"
Well..."Yes, but how do you educate him?"<br /><br />Well.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.com