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29 Aug 2008, 11:53 pm

I love the order and the methodical nature of computers. They are predictable and reasonable, unlike humans.



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29 Aug 2008, 11:59 pm

I can use them to create my own worlds.



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30 Aug 2008, 12:41 am

Easy, how they represent me and how my mind works similar to them...
One processor, a sequence of events in order, a major crash when something happens when it shouldn't, and the confusion of all updates that conflict with everything else.

Honestly I think it was the "I can make it do whatever I want" so with newer computers I understood the difference between "bug/glitch" and "virus" and save money by knowing my computer inside and - well who cares about the outside



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30 Aug 2008, 9:55 pm

I like the infinite possibilities, the access to the internet with its own infinite possibilities. It's a tool, a toy, a project, a means of communication, a mode of self-expression, a source of entertainment, a way to find things, a way to make things.



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31 Aug 2008, 1:47 am

I love their various ports.



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31 Aug 2008, 1:55 am

The simplicity they induce in solving our day-to-day problems, mathematical, personal or otherwise, and their introduction of such a high level of communication of information. However, I detest our dependency on them in the modern world. I truly am looking forward to the day that I never have to rely on a computer again (I'd prefer this to happen at my retirement rather than the apocalypse).



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31 Aug 2008, 4:49 am

I love the logic of them and programming. It is somehow like composing a symphony, seeing the final program run and do my bidding, running thousands of lines of code and instructions flawlessly. Very satisfying somehow.



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10 Sep 2008, 12:19 am

I like being able to keep up with the outside world and what all the stupid NT's that are in charge anre doing to screw things up and I like being able to work on my art without having alot of expensive art equipment to get damaged or broken or lost or something.


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11 Sep 2008, 1:26 am

The creative element of programming

The utility, too


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12 Sep 2008, 12:04 pm

They do exactly what I tell them to do.



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12 Sep 2008, 12:08 pm

They retrieve and retain large amounts of imformation without understanding it or asking you why you want it - sorta like a very discrete librarian.


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