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		GTP on Sept 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Xkcd 1425 (Tasks) turns ten years old today More than multitasking, I thing the problem is with computers being "general purpose" machines.

monkpit on Sept 26, 2024 [–]

Also, to someone who doesn’t understand how a crane works, it’s use and function are somewhat apparent by looking at the machine.

A computer doesn’t look like it does any particular thing. If it can do surprising thing A, what about surprising thing B? C?

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