Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK, I've figured it out. Anthony Atkielski isn't a person: it's a computer program. ;) Anyone remember Eliza? I think Anthony is an elaborate joke! Pick a relatively limited domain (such as Nikons, or Leicas), build a piece of sophisticated software around connectionist technology, slap an natural language parser and generator onto the front end it, slip it into a mailing list. Somewhere, there are a bunch of underpaid research scientists with too much time on their hands rolling on the floor laughing, tears flowing at all of us suckers. The reponse to Paul C's question was the clincher. Nice one. Had me going there for quite a while. ;) M. - -- Martin Howard | Yeah, I'm pretty outnumbered there, Visiting Scholar at MIT Media Lab | Dave..., eh, Jay... email: mvh@media.mit.edu | - Bruce Willis (on The Tonight Show) www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +---------------------------------------