http://www.logophile.org/blog blog of a logophile (not "logos", but "λόγος") Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.logophile.org/blog/2009/04/15/babbage-and-busking/ http://www.logophile.org/blog/2009/04/15/babbage-and-busking/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:24:43 +0000 tikitu http://www.logophile.org/blog/?p=646 Oh dear. Charles Babbage, of difference engine fame, apparently had a hatred for buskers: “[N]o man having a brain ever listened to street musicians.” The context of that quote is even better, and can be found at Futility Closet.

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