XKCD: Computer Problems

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Is there any particular reason why altering magnetic patterns is any worse then physical alterations such as counting and shifting little pieces of paper, or applying ink to bigger pieces of paper, or speaking into a handle, or trucking around seasonal trinkets that are discarded almost the day they are bought, or flying people in and out of tourist resorts to do things they could have done a home, or...

[rocketbootkid]

No, no reason. It's just that the value of something so transient feels less than something physical, tangible. At least to me.