2026-03-27 21:15 UTC
@alisonkiddle@mathstodon.xyz I did try to persuade my mother that there wasn't a vast amount of difference between her knitting patterns and my computer programs, but she wasn't having it.
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@ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social 2026-03-27 21:31
@TimWardCam@c.im Did you tell her about Ada Lovelace and the analytical engine? Here's an easy to read essay that mentions her contribution to computing. It's about weaving, not knitting, but it gets at the same idea: https://www.karriweaver.com/selvagenotes/weaving-computing-threads-that-changed-technology