The process to control it is intriguing and interesting but the heart of the computer is simply this notion that we build our descriptions, our recipes, on a sequence of primitive instructions.

这个控制它的过程很耐人寻味，很有意思，但是计算机的核心仅仅只是，我们在初始指令序列上，建造描述、方法的一个概念罢了。

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This, presumably relevant to the concept of primitive sorcery, was to show ones adoration and further to win his heart.

认为此行为可能与原始巫术观念有关，是为了表达爱慕，并获取对方的爱情。

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The process to control it is intriguing and interesting but the heart of the computer is simply this notion that we build our descriptions, our recipes, on a sequence of primitive instructions.

这个控制它的过程很耐人寻味，很有意思,但是计算机的核心仅仅只是,我们在初始指令序列上，建造描述、方法的一个概念罢了。

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No doubt the thrill of "the heart of darkness" was part of that, but I hope it was more than the lure of the primitive.

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