Can guitar frets perform multiplication?

(charlespetzold.com)

32 points | by wibbily 3 hours ago

6 comments

  • Syzygies 1 hour ago
    https://vimeo.com/194116649

    Steve Martin in conversation, 2002. 34:20 to 36:00 is this exact question.

    Later, Robin Williams joins him on stage. My cameo starts at 1:01:40, inaudible and off-camera, because I'd traded a seat up close for two in the balcony so my future wife could join me.

  • lioeters 1 hour ago
    This post is by the same author as the Lost Art of Logarithms. https://www.lostartoflogarithms.com/

    Discussed about a year ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43356314 (196 comments)

  • karim79 7 minutes ago
    Loved the article. Didn't love being blue-balled by the conclusion but still great stuff.
  • coverband 1 hour ago
    I'm blocked for some reason, probably too much HN referred requests...
    • altairprime 1 hour ago
      Enable JavaScript and let the site issue a “not an AI” cookie and it should then be usable. (I have a JS button for this on my toolbar and it’s come in handy a lot recently..)
      • karim79 2 minutes ago
        Are you serious you have a "I am not an AI" widget?
  • FpUser 32 minutes ago
    The question is can those frets run Doom
  • HoldOnAMinute 2 hours ago
    Vibrating strings are Turing-complete