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Ancient Greek Computer Reconstructed

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the old-made-new-again dept.

afaik_ianal writes "A working reconstruction of an ancient Greek computer, the Antikythera mechanism, which was found at the bottom of the ocean in 1900 has been unveiled and is on display at the Technopolis museum, in Athens. The device is believed to have been used to calculate the positions of various celestial bodies including the sun and the moon on any given date. While some guesswork was required in the reconstruction, the bulk of the design is based on updated X-ray photographs of the device."

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  1. wtf? by shoelessone · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    who ever just fucking modded me down is gonna get their ass beat, i use linux, and its secure as all fuck, so i'll probably hack you soon. 3 shoelessone

  2. FIRST P0ST! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FIRST P0ST!

    1. Re:FIRST P0ST! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Quit modding me down! So what if I am happy that I can try to make the first post?

  3. look guys, seriously by shoelessone · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hey, honestly guys, i have a really fast computer. so seriously, plz stop this modding down shit. because shit negro, i mean, a man needs to post on slashdot, or he might not get teh ladiez, u know? anyway, this honestly was a pretty interesting article. Lots of good history about rome. i mean, thats such a sweet country, rome. I hear they have great pasta. my mom always forgets to rinse the pasta when she makes spagehti. that dumb cunt.

  4. Fo Shizzel. by z3usy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yo man, dem Greeks got da mad bling bling!@#

    Fo Shizzle.

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  5. listen by shoelessone · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    you guys dont know shit about computers. I go to colege. Do you guys know what colege even is?

    here is what I do: attend a very prestigous school, where there is a shit ton of smart fuckers. A-Z-Ns. Do you guys even know what those are? Because I once slept with one. Ok, yes, she was a little drunk. Ok, maybe I shouldn't have. But the point remains: I know a lot about computers. Whats more, i'm greek. So I know a TON about greeks+computers. Gyros. Do you guys even know what those are? Let me tell you, they are really incredibly good. Lamb meat. OMG, so good. I love it. Go greek computers!

  6. Re:Doesn't anyone remember ... by larry+bagina · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    The kind of "funny feeling" you got when "uncle eddy" fondled your nutsack? Or the kind of "funny feeling" you got when you watched the mail man fuck your mom? Or the kind of "funny feeling" you got when you first saw the goatse man?

    Inquiring minds want to know!

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  7. Oh, look... by WheelDweller · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There's a webpage telling me that Microsoft doesn't support that any more. :)

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