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1770 Mechanical Chess Player Inspired Babbage
dipfan writes "A new book tells the extraordinary true story of a clock-work chess-playing "machine" named The Turk that wowed Europe and the US in the 18th and 19th century, beating Benjamin Franklin and Napoleon, among others. Although it turned out to be a cleverly designed trick, the device is credited with inspiring Charles Babbage (the father of the computer), who played and lost to the automaton in 1820, with the idea that a mechanical engine could be programed to perform tasks... and the rest is computing history, right up to IBM's Deep Blue. There's an article by the author at Wired, and the preface and first chapter of the book The Mechanical Turk available online."
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The Turk had a midget inside doing the playing, what a fucking waste of /. space. Ture story my ass... James Burke debunked this years ago! Douchebag!
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WAFFLES.
There are many types of waffles. Some are belgian, some are fruity, some come from Waffle House and taste like baked shit. Some have sugar in them, but it's rumored that this is a European Communist Plot to make everybody fat. Some are "Eggos", which you are supposed to "Leggo". Some are cheap and generic, others cost upwards of a thousand dollars for a single helping. There are those you eat plain, and others go better with toppings, such as powdered sugar and Maple Syrup.
My favorite type of waffle is Belgian with fruit and stuff on top. Now that's a fucking good waffle. But there are other options... in fact, there's something for everyone!
Yes, waffles. A timeless American tradition.
WA-WA-WA-WAFFLES, EAT ONE TODAY!
This has been a presentation of the National Waffle Council.
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If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
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CmdrTaco wondered with anticipation about Tyrone, but would have to wait a week to meet him.
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Ahhhh Corn Flakes, the best way to start the day, even if it's 4pm in the afternoon ;)
Please waste your mod points on this off topic post
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1770... This is news? ;)
Oops!! forgot what day it is!!! Er.. Umm... I mean I'm just reminding you! Okay! okay! I'm gone now!
I stole this Sig
A Multi-Gigahertz processor.
1.5 GB of DDR RAM.
Dual 100 GB hard drives.
A half dozen fans to cool the whole thing.
AND I CAN'T FIND A GAME OF OTHELLO / REVERSI THAT CAN CONSISTENTLY BEAT ME.
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