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Article #4098Re: Moon or Mars? Editorial in _Air & Space Smithsonian_
From: James W. Meritt
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 1988 15:30
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 1988 15:30
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In article <1782@polyslo.UUCP> jmckerna@polyslo.UUCP (John L McKernan) writes:
>Fact 2. A human being has more capabilities than any of his machines, by orders
> of magnitude.
How about "A human being is more versatile than any of his machines so far"
A phrase like "more capabilities" is subject to misunderstanding. i.e.
if the capability in question is lifting rocks, a crane does that real
well. "We" (assuming not a netted AI) are just more versatile - we do
ANYTHING!!!
Disclaimer: Individuals have opinions, organizations have policy.
Therefore, these opinions are mine and not any organizations!
Q.E.D.
jwm@aplvax.jhuapl.edu 128.244.65.5
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!umd5!mimsy!aplcen!aplcomm!stdc.jhuapl.edu!jwm From: jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu (James W. Meritt) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,sci.space Subject: Re: Moon or Mars? Editorial in _Air & Space Smithsonian_ Message-ID: <206@aplcomm.UUCP> Date: 8 Apr 88 15:30:17 GMT References: <47032@sun.uucp> <1290@hubcap.UUCP> <4076@whuts.UUCP> <1022@thumper.bellcore.com> <1782@polyslo.UUCP> Sender: news@aplcomm.UUCP Reply-To: jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu.UUCP (James W. Meritt) Organization: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Lines: 17