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		aftbit on May 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It’s an age of marvels Or this quote from Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars: "We're like dwarves in a waldo[.] One of those really big waldo excavators. We're inside it and supposed to be moving a mountain, and instead of using the waldo capabilities we're leaning out of a window and digging with teaspoons. And complimenting each other on the way we're taking advantage of the height." We don't even realize what is possible with our current technology.

hackable_sand on May 14, 2024 [–]

It seems like the dwarves are using the machine exactly how it was intended to be used: to move a mountain.

If you want a better analogy, ask yourself what the purpose of a "Where's Waldo?" book is.

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