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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of Ada
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 06:52:02 -0000 (UTC)
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On Fri, 27 Sep 2024 02:45:23 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

> As for lady Ada ...

She saw further than anybody else what software would be about.

Now, imagine an alternate universe where she hadn’t died young. Imagine 
that Charles Babbage hadn’t completely failed at building his Analytical 
Engine. (Only it was called the “Difference Engine”, for some inexplicable 
reason.)

Now imagine that the two of them get together to fight crime...

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