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1st November 2005, 9:39 PM
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
2nd November 2005, 12:00 AM
Yeah, remember the screenshot of it? Painful... scary painful...
2nd November 2005, 11:58 AM
Sometimes you get the scorpion.
2nd November 2005, 2:19 PM
As I said. :)
... DJ even posted in the thread...
2nd November 2005, 5:53 PM
I didn't read the whole thing though. I only just now found it out.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
2nd November 2005, 6:59 PM
Then go back to that thread, follow the links, look at the screenshot, and be terrified... :)
Or if you're lazy, it's here. Look at the scans. http://www.cubed3.com/news/4379 |
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