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  • Simple...? Just understanding how transistors can be combined to generate a picture on a screen is crazy complex.

    Magnetic fields are a big part of smartphones in various, different uses. GPS is low tech compared to how the CPU is made.

  • Terry Pratchett: Why does Dodger scratch "Kaspar" in the carriage?

    In "Dodger" by Terry Pratchett: Why does Dodger scratch "Kaspar" in the carriage of the embassy before setting everything on fire? There is no character I know with that name and if he just randomly picks a German(?) name, why should it remind anyone of him then?

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