[HN Gopher] Mystical
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       Mystical
        
       Author : mmphosis
       Score  : 111 points
       Date   : 2025-05-17 18:21 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | anpep wrote:
       | Reminds me of japanese anime Denno Coil, where kids would draw
       | computer programs almost exactly like the author's on the floor
       | and invoke them as some kind of enchantement. Highly recommend
       | it!
        
         | blkhawk wrote:
         | I loved that show. It showed how children deal with new
         | technology different from how adults deal with it. It predated
         | even google glass by half a decade.
        
       | roymurdock wrote:
       | Awesome.
        
       | philodeon wrote:
       | Dude, the Laundry is trying to relax on the weekend. Don't make
       | them call the Plumbers out.
        
       | joisig wrote:
       | Very cool!
        
       | anthk wrote:
       | Torres Quevedo did it first but with symbols on mechanic hardware
       | and processes.
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       | Also, Babbage with literal gears. Look up for electromechanical
       | computation.
        
       | tehasem wrote:
       | cool!!!
        
       | ryandv wrote:
       | More on chaos magick and sigil casting 101:
       | https://archive.org/details/the-psychonaut-field-manual
        
       | Sharlin wrote:
       | This must be the preferred programming language of the
       | otherworldly main character of Aphyr's "Xing the technical
       | interview" sequence of blog posts [1]. Would definitely deserve
       | its own entry in the series.
       | 
       | [1] https://aphyr.com/posts/354-unifying-the-technical-interview
        
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