Re: [work] [PLUG] Book Recommendation

[Mental <Mental@NeverLight.com>]

On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 03:12:54PM -0400, Paul wrote:
> There is a positive as well as negative side to that.  Doing things 
> manually results in weaker scripting skills, but higher intimancy with 
> the system.  Since you can't script what you don't understand, knowing 
> the system is more important than being able to script.  After all, 
> anyone can buy a book to learn how to script.
> 

Your argument seems to refute itself. If anyone can buy a book and learn
to script, then it must not be difficult. However, if you cant script what
you dont understand then it must be difficult. So if you buy a book on
scripting you can learn more quickly? 

Now, which cup has the iocaine powder in it? 

> To get more abstract, which is better, a specialized super game machine 
> which can beat Chess masters, or a learning machine which can evaluate a 
> situation and adapt to it?
> 

Are you playing chess or are you trying to give it a turing test?
 
 
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Mental (Mental@NeverLight.com)

 We are too young to know better
 But frailty comes with age
 So we run towards Armageddon
 While our legs still have the strength

--Assemblage 23

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