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Dec 29, 2016, 1:21:12 AM12/29/16
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Не могу просто, до чего велики атт-шные чуваки ...
Ну, во всяком случае, были.
The ``Ultimate Machine,'' based on an idea of Mervin Minsky, was built
in the early fifties. The operation and spirit were well described by
Arthur C. Clarke in Voice Across the Sea: ``Nothing could be simpler.
It is merely a small wooden casket, the size and shape of a cigar box,
with a single switch on one face. When you throw the switch, there is
an angry, purposeful buzzing. The lid slowly rises, and from beneath
it emerges a hand. The hand reaches down, turns the switch off and
retreats into the box. With the finality of a closing coffin, the lid
snaps shut, the buzzing ceases and peace reigns once more. The
psychological effect, if you do not know what to expect, is
devastating.
There is something unspeakably sinister about a machine that does
nothing -- absolutely nothing -- except switch itself off.''
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Const
Ну, во всяком случае, были.
The ``Ultimate Machine,'' based on an idea of Mervin Minsky, was built
in the early fifties. The operation and spirit were well described by
Arthur C. Clarke in Voice Across the Sea: ``Nothing could be simpler.
It is merely a small wooden casket, the size and shape of a cigar box,
with a single switch on one face. When you throw the switch, there is
an angry, purposeful buzzing. The lid slowly rises, and from beneath
it emerges a hand. The hand reaches down, turns the switch off and
retreats into the box. With the finality of a closing coffin, the lid
snaps shut, the buzzing ceases and peace reigns once more. The
psychological effect, if you do not know what to expect, is
devastating.
There is something unspeakably sinister about a machine that does
nothing -- absolutely nothing -- except switch itself off.''
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Const
Dmitry Krivitsky
Dec 29, 2016, 7:31:56 AM12/29/16
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Dec 29, 2016, 10:00:05 AM12/29/16
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Dmitry Krivitsky писал(а):
Любая замкнутая система является такой машиной.
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