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I know language evolves over time, but I can’t help but be irritated when people refer to anything non-computerized as analog. If it isn’t representing somethi
by wilsonnb3 8mo ago
I know language evolves over time, but I can’t help but be irritated when people refer to anything non-computerized as analog.
If it isn’t representing something with a continuously various signal then it ain’t analog!
- falcor84 8mo agoAlso - Analog Computing [0] seems like it could be particularly well-suited for AI, e.g. by leveraging optics [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_computer [1] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09430-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09430-z
- 0928374082 8mo ago"Analog dance music" FTW
- matty22 8mo agoFrom the Oxford English Dictionary: 4. Designating the original or traditional form of something that has a digital or computer-mediated counterpart. 5. colloquial (chiefly humorous). Esp. of a person: unaware of or unaffected by computer technology or digital communications; outdated, old-fashioned.