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  1. Jan 2019
    1. Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort. In spite of much complexity, they perform reliably. Witness the humble typewriter, or the movie camera, or the automobile. We have reached a point in technology now where all of these inventions can perform their jobs without human involvement.

      His description of the "humble typewriter" seems like such an understatement in comparison to the computers and recording devices we now have