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Email is an unwelcome distraction, so CS legend Don Knuth simply doesn't use it. Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine was designed as the first Turing complete We see objects all the time and our brains decode the 3D shapes, but how do

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  • Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine was designed as the first Turing complete
  • We see objects all the time and our brains decode the 3D shapes, but how do

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