Re: identifying entities across database updates

From: Gene Wirchenko <genew_at_ocis.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:13:59 -0700
Message-ID: <p8bq55prtar136id00vr7g7kohp0sqmiuj_at_4ax.com>


Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote:

>Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>
>> Tegiri Nenashi <TegiriNenashi_at_gmail.com> wrote:

[snip]

>>>It is remarkable that among different models of computations the
>>>ugliest one won.
>>
>> Not really. At this level, the simplest set of axioms wins. The
>> ugliness is called elegance. One builds on top of the simple to get
>> the pretty stuff.
>>
>> [snip]
>
>Nah. Turing machines are fugly.

     You are agreeing with me. Turing machines are simple. Simple comes at the cost of pretty. You can add pretty, but then you have something more complex.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:

     I have preferences.
     You have biases.
     He/She has prejudices.
Received on Wed Jul 15 2009 - 03:13:59 CEST

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