Joystick

In today's New York Times, an ode to the joystick:

[T]he translation of human will into machine movement via a single stick may be one of the most overlooked achievements of the last 100 years.

"I would say that it was the 20th century's distinctive contribution to the interface between people and machines," said Mr. Tenner, who is author of Our Own Devices: How Technology Remakes Humanity.

[To the tune of Vienna Teng, "Drought," from the album "Waking Hour".]

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