Hi Bodvar and all,
Half a sentence caught my eye!
BODVAR
> . . . luckily
> most people have some safety device that prevents following an
> idea to its conclusion.
Exactly Bo. That is the difference between computers and people.
When computers follow ideas to their logical conclusion, it can be
catastrophic (e.g. HAL in 2001). When people do the same, it is evil (e.g. Pol
Pot).
Jonathan
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