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View submission: #1319: Automation
I love the mouseover text on this one.
Comment by MEaster at 22/07/2014 at 17:47 UTC
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I decided to look up the actual etymology of "automate". It comes from the Greek *automatizein*, meaning "to act of oneself" or "to act unadvisedly".
Source[1].
1: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=automate&allowed_in_frame=0
Comment by bmfdan at 22/07/2014 at 14:34 UTC
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One of my favorites