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Stephen wrote:
>> HAL wasn't evil. Just overenthusiastic.
> Thus spake Zaraprogrammer :-)
It's explained quite well in the book, really. :) No more evil than a
general sending soldiers on a mission where he knows they'll die. Not *good*
mind you...
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
The question in today's corporate environment is not
so much "what color is your parachute?" as it is
"what color is your nose?"
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Darren New wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
>>> HAL wasn't evil. Just overenthusiastic.
>> Thus spake Zaraprogrammer :-)
>
> It's explained quite well in the book, really. :) No more evil than a
> general sending soldiers on a mission where he knows they'll die. Not
> *good* mind you...
>
Yes, how can a machine be evil?
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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Stephen <mca### [at] aoldot com> wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
> > Stephen wrote:
> >>> HAL wasn't evil. Just overenthusiastic.
> >> Thus spake Zaraprogrammer :-)
> >
> > It's explained quite well in the book, really. :) No more evil than a
> > general sending soldiers on a mission where he knows they'll die. Not
> > *good* mind you...
> >
> Yes, how can a machine be evil?
Many scifi books explore the idea that machines are not good or evil,
but completely neutral. Their problem is that they are too logical, and
when given contradictory directives, they will try to come up with a solution
which fulfills all of them at the same time. IIRC that was the case with
2001: A Space Odyssey as well as many books by Asimov (and one of the ideas
behind the so-called "zeroth law of robotics" in his books).
--
- Warp
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Warp wrote:
> Many scifi books explore the idea that machines are not good or evil,
> but completely neutral. Their problem is that they are too logical, and
> when given contradictory directives, they will try to come up with a solution
> which fulfills all of them at the same time. IIRC that was the case with
> 2001: A Space Odyssey as well as many books by Asimov (and one of the ideas
> behind the so-called "zeroth law of robotics" in his books).
>
Ah! The good Doctor and his Gentle Reader along with Arthur C Clarke
were the favourite authors of my childhood.
You would know better than me about error and infinite loop trapping.
Still how can a fulcrum be evil?
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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Invisible wrote:
> It seems the job I've been pinning all my hopes on isn't going to
> materialise after all. For reasons unknown, the agency isn't going to
> put my CV forward. I can only assume I was too greedy and asked for too
> much money.
On Monday, a recruiter phoned me and said he wanted to put my CV forward
for, even in MK.
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Invisible wrote:
> On Monday, a recruiter phoned me and said he wanted to put my CV forward
> for, even in MK.
Woah, wait a sec... I have a telephone interview tomorrow! o_O
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On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:25:01 +0000, Invisible wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>
>> It seems the job I've been pinning all my hopes on isn't going to
>> materialise after all. For reasons unknown, the agency isn't going to
>> put my CV forward. I can only assume I was too greedy and asked for too
>> much money.
>
> On Monday, a recruiter phoned me and said he wanted to put my CV forward
> for a job offering... £28k. So apparently it's a reasonable sum to ask
> for, even in MK.
Sounds like a positive development. :-)
Jim
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On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:47:12 +0000, Invisible wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>
>> On Monday, a recruiter phoned me and said he wanted to put my CV
>> forward for a job offering... £28k. So apparently it's a reasonable sum
>> to ask for, even in MK.
>
> Woah, wait a sec... I have a telephone interview tomorrow! o_O
You'll do fine. :-)
Jim
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Invisible wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>
>> On Monday, a recruiter phoned me and said he wanted to put my CV
>> sum to ask for, even in MK.
>
> Woah, wait a sec... I have a telephone interview tomorrow! o_O
Well done, try to take it on a land line much better than having an
interview on a mobile. Have a cup of something to hand and your CV so
you can refer to the lies you told. :)
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> Have a cup of something to hand and your CV so
> you can refer to the lies you told. :)
Oh. Yeah, that would be a good idea. Hmm, I wonder if I can get my CV
back off Monster...
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