In our modern world computers are everywhere. They’re in our phones, airplanes, bureaucracies, communication systems, and even in our microwave ovens; yet politicians seem to have very little understanding of how these machines work. Hopefully this (admittedly lengthy, though hopefully interesting) blog post will be able to help.
But first, what is a computer?
Let me tell you a story. Once, a very long time ago, there was a war. On the one side there was a dictator who wanted nothing short of the complete annihilation of his enemies. He was a man whose very name would someday become synonymous with genocide.