Vladimir Lukyanov's hydraulic computer

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Post by bogidon » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 4:56 AM UTC

Re: Vladimir Lukyanov's hydraulic computer

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 6:29 AM UTC

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Post by mr_tyzic » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 6:29 AM UTC

Hydraulic integrator would be a better translation.

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Post by contingencies » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 8:09 AM UTC

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Post by therein » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 8:11 AM UTC

I believe now one could use microfluidics to leverage similar principles but miniaturize it almost into the size of a chip.

Here is an interesting demo:

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Post by evv » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 8:13 AM UTC

Talk about floating point precision!

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Post by ilikehurdles » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 8:25 AM UTC

evv wrote: post #6

Talk about floating point precision!

Wonder if it has a heat sink.

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Post by ilikehurdles » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 8:25 AM UTC

mr_tyzic wrote: post #3

Hydraulic integrator would be a better translation.

Fix it!

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Post by obeattie » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 8:49 AM UTC

There's a little more info in this (somewhat wonderful) article: https://pruned.blogspot.com/2012/01/gardens-as-crypto-water-...

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Post by lb1lf » Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 8:54 AM UTC

In a related vein, Ars Technica writer Sean Gallagher did a fantastic story on the US Navy's analog fire guidance computers a few years ago:

The instruction videos alone are worth the visit. Geekery of the first order.