machines

i just recently realized how much i've learned by figuring out how to (at least partially) understand machines

production — by Ernst Doubt — last modified 2008-07-10 10:23

machines that exist in order to "make" something (that something could be code, there's no need for it to necessarilly have a physical instantiation in the normal sense

vehicle — by Ernst Doubt — last modified 2008-07-10 10:24

prime purpose is to convey people or stuff

virtual — by Ernst Doubt — last modified 2008-07-10 10:25

without a physical instantiation (whether it's a thought experiment or an actual extant VM running on a host machine)

communication — by Ernst Doubt — last modified 2008-07-10 13:54

any device that allows us to talk (or time-shift our or someone else's speech/communication)