But today I know exactly what it feels like, and it’s mind blowing to me, and I feel lucky to be able to have had both these experiences to compare them. Babbage’s Engine is a calculator that feels like a locomotive. (!!!!!)
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Oh, yeah, of course there were keyboards also: one on a typewriter for some local paperwork, and another on a teletype connected to the outside world in the pre-internet age.pic.twitter.com/6mGuoprqG5
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And some artifacts of railroad bureaucracy.pic.twitter.com/PsmnRPvk78
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That’s it! Check it out if you have a chance – it’s a Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CA. (Wish I could talk to my grandpa Kazimierz about all of this.)pic.twitter.com/d7Bn0ltWaz – at Western Pacific Railroad Museum
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Oh, wait! I just saw Bill filmed more things, like this exact sequence of events needed to happen before you start running. This is by the end, where I had it all memorized:pic.twitter.com/eaj8JsURG6
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Warning bell on Direction switch forward Horn signal two short Check mirrors Throttle from idle to 1 Release brake Warning bell off Throttle to 2 (Write it down somewhere, you know, just in case.)
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This was otherwise an unexpected coda to a day that started with me just wanting to hike around some beautiful lakes in a place recommended by a complete random stranger some time back. Morals of the story, I guess: Stop and visit a local museum! And… erm… talk to strangers?pic.twitter.com/qku1OX3QSu
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(My next goal is to find a railway museum where a tour guide could explain all of the strange markings and words on train cars and locomotives, and the stories behind them.)pic.twitter.com/ljdO9GurWW – at Western Pacific Railroad Museum
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Museums are great. https://twitter.com/darkgreendesk/status/1020673013866467328 …
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@PostalMuseum in Union Station in DC is overlooked gem.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
Oh, I love that place.
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