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Article #8639Re: Can Machines Think?
From: John Palmer
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1990 02:16
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1990 02:16
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In article <23040@ut-emx.UUCP} hcobb@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Henry J. Cobb) writes: } } Fred writes a program on his clone to sieve for primes. He then does }a hex-dump of the compiled machine code, and puts the printout in a bottle. } } The bottle washes ashore at the feet of Sam. Sam has never seen a }clone, in fact he has had no contact with any modern folks. Still he }belives the symbols are some sort of message. Through great effort he finally }extracts the algorithm from the code. Is there not then a realtion between }the symbols the two men express the algorithm with? } } Where then where the symbols hiding in the bottle? } It would not be possible for "Sam" to extract the algorithm. -- = CAT-TALK Conferencing Network, Prototype Computer Conferencing System = - 1-800-446-4698, 300/1200/2400 baud, 8/N/1. New users use 'new' - = as a login id. E-Mail Address: ...!uunet!samsung!sharkey!tygra!jpp = - <<<Redistribution to GEnie PROHIBITED!!!>>>> -
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!sharkey!tygra!jpp From: jpp@tygra.UUCP (John Palmer) Newsgroups: comp.ai Subject: Re: Can Machines Think? Message-ID: <39@tygra.UUCP> Date: 8 Jan 90 02:16:07 GMT References: <83367@linus.UUCP} <1989Dec18.014229.18058@athena.mit.edu> <979@metapsy.UUCP> <482@smcnet.UUCP> <GILHAM.90Jan3110834@cassius.csl.sri.com> <23040@ut-emx.UUCP> Reply-To: jpp@tygra.UUCP (John Palmer) Organization: ThunderCat Systems Inc, Detroit, MI Lines: 22