Originally Posted by
ralfp
The original computers were humans. Yes, they were really slow, but they were employed as computers. There's a reason m-w.com says the word dates from 1646.
A Kindle is a computer. Watches (even mechanical ones), phones, MP3 players, pacemakers, aircraft, AVOD, etc., all either are or contain computers.
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But TSA is paralyzed with confusion over whether 3 is, or is not, 3.4, by fluid ounces vs avoirdupois ounces, by whether ice is a "frozen liquid" or some other state of matter, and by 8-year-olds who "aren't on the list" but must be treated as if they were. Let's not confuse them any more, shall we?
