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Why are some programmers fascinated by model railroading? A mechanical technology from the 19th century has somehow remained a powerful totem in the culture of programmers throughout the decades. Several have noted the resemblance of miniature model train layouts to a programmable system, delighting once more in the fact that no matter how far we’ve come, our modern insights can still mingle with our memories of mighty engines from long ago. Even as the world of model trains, like programming itself, is transformed by ever more sophisticated tools, logical brains keep solving the new challe...

Update (April 5, 2021): So it turns out that Adam Chalcraft and Michael Greene already proved the essential result of this post back in 1994 (hat tip to commenter Dylan). Not terribly surprising in retrospect! My son Daniel had his fourth birthday a couple weeks ago. For a present, he got an electric train set. (For completeness—and since the details of the train set will be rather important to the post—it’s called “WESPREX Create a Dinosaur Track”, but this is not an ad and I’m not getting a kickback for it.) As you can see, the main feature of this set is a Y-shaped junction,...

2016. particularly on the republican side, there's a game of thrones thing happening. let's talk about robert mercer he's backing ted cruise. he's believed to be the main donor to one of the keep the promise super paces. he has a $2 million model train set, and he also is in a real war with the irs. isn't he? >> that's correct. his hedge fund is basically under investigation for the way it borrows money and the way it did transactions to allow it to avoid paying $6 billion in taxes, which is quite a tax bill. this firm is also by the way, co founded by a big democratic super pac donor, jim sim...

Reporter for the "new york times." great to have you here. >> thank you. >> i think that this is one of the most fascinating aspects of this campaign. it was sort of true in 2012. but now it's fully flourished in 2016. particularly on the republican side, there's a game of thrones thing happening. let's talk about robert mercer, he's backing ted cruise. he's believed to be the main donor to one of the keep the promise super paces. he has a $2 million model train set, and he also is in a real war with the irs. isn't he? >> that's correct. his hedge fund is basically under investigation for the ...