8 Feb
2016
8 Feb
'16
12:54 p.m.
On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Christian Groessler <ccmpcpg at yahoo.de>
wrote:
On 02/07/16 09:31, nico at farumdata.dk wrote:
I recall a version of Prolog that had a DWIM ('do what I mean') mode,
which
applied some heuristics to minimize the impact of typos. I'm not sure that
I like the idea of the machine second-guessing my logic - I usually leave
that to my Spousal Unit. -- Ian
--
Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu>
Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a Sociotechnical
Narrative Through a Design Lens
Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org>
Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org>
University of Washington
There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."
I really hate this damned machine
I wish that they would sell it
it never does quite what I want
but only what I tell it
I'm still working on a "do-what-I-want" program. It's difficult to
implement...
But I already have a good idea of the layout of the GUI version:
Just one big red button in the middle of the window with description "Do
what I want".
:-)
regards,
chris