We decided to exclude the traditional list of "simple machines, " which includes the lever, pulley, wheel and wedge, since most other tools employ some form of simple machine--a hammer is basically a lever, and an axe is essentially a wedge.

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This was because Slammer contained a simple, fast scanner to find vulnerable machines in a small worm with a total size of only 376 bytes.

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The company strives to manufacture high quality machines which are low cost, simple to use and easy to maintain.

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We are at a moment of temptation, ready to turn to machines for companionship even as we seem pained or inconvenienced to engage with each other in settings as simple as a grocery store.

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