16th April 2003, 9:57 AM
FINALLY! I've seen that pic about a million times but without knowledge of the history behind it, I never really got it. I'm just glad you actually answered my question instead of calling me a moron. Apparently someone who can't get a straight answer when seeking knowledge is an idiot.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)