Re: future of programming languages

From: Programmer Dude (Chris_at_Sonnack.com)
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:18:56 -0600

Malcolm wrote:

> A nervous system doesn't work like [a CPU]. [...]
> Nervous systems can do thing which it is very difficult to
> program computers to do, but are of real use away from the
> protected environment of pre-formatted input and defined
> output that most programs operate in.

On the other hand, computers rarely take an AK-47 to a bell tower....

Human brains have a *lot* of well known inefficiencies, spectacular
failure modes and problematic patterns of operation.

<reference type="Very Obscure">
Imagine if all computers acted like Bomb #20 in DARK STAR!
</reference> 

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