Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/29

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Subject: [Leica] Eliza/Barnack was Re: AA
From: Chandos Brown <cmbrow@wm.edu>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 16:13:12 -0400
 
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<font size=3>I can see it now.&nbsp; Some enterprising LUG member who
knows how to do such things could create an Eliza-like artificial
intelligence for the terminally Leicotic.<br>
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A conversation might go like this:<br>
<br>
Lugger: &quot;Should I put filters on my lenses?&quot;<br>
<br>
Barnack: &quot;Do you feel that you should?&quot;<br>
<br>
Lugger:&nbsp; &quot;Yes. I'm worried about the front element.&quot;<br>
<br>
Barnack:&nbsp; &quot;Are you sure that's the reason?&quot;<br>
<br>
Lugger:&nbsp; &quot;Well, I *really* desire a Noctilux, but I can
*afford* a filter.&quot;<br>
<br>
Barnack:&nbsp; &quot;Have you thought about a new Fogg case?&quot;<br>
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And so on . . .<br>
<br>
We could then, as the old universities used to do, &quot;rusticate&quot;
difficult list members, perhaps requiring them to spend an hour or so a
week with Barnack before posting.&nbsp; Forget Prozac!&nbsp; <br>
<br>
In the interest of greater humanity, I freely place this concept in the
public domain.<br>
<br>
<br>
Chandos<br>
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At 01:50 PM 09/29/1999 -0400, you wrote:<br>
&gt; is exactly like the voice of HAL, the onboard computer<br>
&gt;Kubrick's film 2001.<br>
&gt;sam<br>
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