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# hello
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stories tell that what happens at the deepest insides of computers is composed of nothing more than "1" and "0".
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but what are these binary digits made of? voltages? electric charges?
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are they actually digits? are they actually binary? at what level of abstraction?
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or more importantly, maybe: of what else can these binary digits be made of?
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to what extent can we compute without summoning the semiconductor industry?
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its achievements are amazing, i agree.
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but also, can't be really sustained.
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let's play, let's explore possibilities.
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maybe it's not practical today, but it can be fun.
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it might be able to survive.
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68 65 6c 6c 6f in hexadecimal,
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01101000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 in binary,
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that in ascii,
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encode hello.
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shared as a photo, a "binary file",
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traversing earth and sea,
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yes, as electronic pulses.
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