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who are CPUs possible?????/ (media.scored.co)
posted 9 days ago by SpeedRunnerInLife on scored.co (+0 / -0 / +39Score on mirror )
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ScallionPancake on scored.co
9 days ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror ) 2 children
> The guy who invented it would dig ditches in his yard because “that’s when the voices would talk to him” and tell him what the next step was.

Who was this?
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UnapologeticGarbage on scored.co
9 days ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror ) 1 child
Seymour Cray. Interesting fellow. Dug a bunch of tunnels under his home to get tips from the gnomes on how to build supercomputers. Apparently.
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ScallionPancake on scored.co
9 days ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror ) 1 child
Was it possible he’s trolling everyone?
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UnapologeticGarbage on scored.co
9 days ago 0 points (+0 / -0 ) 1 child
I mean, he really did dig a fuck ton of tunnels under his house. By himself. By hand. Dunno what to make of that, frankly.
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ScallionPancake on scored.co
9 days ago 0 points (+0 / -0 ) 1 child
> Seymour Cray dug tunnels primarily as a unique way to clear his mind and find creative solutions to complex computer design problems. He believed that physical activity, like digging, could free his mind and allow him to access subconscious insights, sometimes humorously attributing these insights to "elves" who visited while he was digging.

I mean, I have my best ideas in the shower...
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UnapologeticGarbage on scored.co
9 days ago 0 points (+0 / -0 )
I'm not op, I just know about Seymour Cray from cs classes, I really liked the guy and he made some badass supercomputers back in the day.
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Toujours2 on scored.co
9 days ago -1 points (+0 / -0 / -1Score on mirror )
The anecdote about an engineer digging a hole in his backyard to communicate with elves is most commonly associated with Seymour Cray, the renowned computer engineer and founder of Cray Research. Cray was known for his unconventional methods to stimulate creativity. He reportedly built a tunnel under his house and would engage in digging activities when faced with design challenges, humorously attributing his problem-solving insights to “elves” that assisted him during these sessions .
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