> On Jul 23, 2024, at 6:18 PM, ben via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On 2024-07-23 1:31 p.m., Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
>>> On Jul 23, 2024, at 2:09 PM, Gavin Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 7:11 AM Paul Koning via cctalk
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> It's interesting that the designers of ARRA spoke about what they did, and
>>>> were quite honest about their mistakes. Quite refreshing. Unfortunately
>>>> that narrative is in Dutch: "Computers ontwerpen, toen".
>>>> https://ir.cwi.nl/pub/13534/13534D.pdf One of these days I should finish
>>>> my translation of that lecture.
>>>
>>> ChatGPT 4o did a passable job it looks like.
>> Very much so. Comparing it with my draft translation I'd say it is quite
>> good, much better than I'm used to from mechanical translations.
>> paul
>
> A very good read. Young,brave and and wiling to try new things.
Yes. And also amazingly poorly trained in practical matters. Admittedly Dutch
universities are more narrow than American ones and more likely to emphasize
theory; still, it's surprising to come out with a degree in physics and have
zero clue about the operation of vacuum tubes.
paul
