Re: The fable of DEMETRIUS, CONSTRAINTICUS, and AUTOMATICUS
From: Laconic2 <laconic2_at_comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 08:36:29 -0400
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 08:36:29 -0400
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"Kenneth Downs"
> Yeah, I could have done it better though, having Automaticus know more
about
> constraints and always acting within them. He comes off looking ignorant,
> which definitely detracts from my idea.
>
Hmmm....
If necessity is the mother of invention, then ignorance is probably the father. One of my favorite quotes is "the reason I was able to do it is that no one told me it was impossible."
Archimedes was undoubtedly ignorant of the "Archimedes principle" until the "eureka!" moment. Received on Tue Oct 19 2004 - 14:36:29 CEST