2026-05-11 UTC
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superkuh Did advanced machining operators who used to perform all machine setup and operation in an analog way themselves become lazy and dumb when (computer) numerical control took over? Are modern machinists dumb? Or are they just smart in a different domain now that the positioning is actually taken care of? Does showing that the machinists don't want to, and would chose to skip physically positioning of the machine tools every step of the way, mean the