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What word(s) did the people who objected to Mr Jacquard’s invention give to the English language?
 
Stroller said:
Sabotage?
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That’s the one. Jacquard invented an addition to the loom which was also the first computer- punch hole cards which enabled very complicated patterns to be woven without human help. The weavers didn’t like it and threw their clogs - sabots - into the mechanism. Hence sabotage and saboteur. Jacquards invention was taken by Babbage to make big calculations and ultimately inspired your smartphone. Cool isn’t it?
 
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What do these have in common...?

Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Rock the Casbah by The Clash
Bennie & The Jets, Daniel & Rocket Man - all by Elton John
and every single song by Rage Against The Machine
 
Not available on Spotify or something of that ilk.

Or the reverse - all have been downloaded /streamed more times than they have been bought on vinyl/CD. Or something.

One of the instruments used on each one was the same (not generic, but brand, model etc)

Help me I’m floundering
 
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