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ultralite001

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2. "Simplicity gets complex quickly. As soon as you believe you have a simple solution to something...

Reply to dickthegrouch (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 06:01 PM

Wednesday

you’re probably oversimplifying.”

Neumann's warnings about the risks of computers in elections continue to be relevant today.

Requiescant in pace...

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A giant. I never met him but worked with Multics in the late 1960s/70s. erronis Wednesday #1

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