9 Jan
2007
9 Jan
'07
10:59 p.m.
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, Richard wrote:
Computers aren't toasters. Attempts to make them
act and behave like
toasters will mutate them into toasters and they will stop being
computers.
"I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my
telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure
out how to use my telephone."
- Bjarne Stroustrup
What you're asking for has already happened, its
just that because you
don't know the computers are in there that they are functioning as
designed.
Lau Tzu postulated that the best government is invisible; if you notice
it, it is because something is wrong. If you never notice it, then that
means that it is working correctly.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com