From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ad19,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ad19,public X-Google-Thread: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 107a89,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid107a89,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-11 10:46:15 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newshub2.rdc1.sfba.home.com!news.home.com!news1.rdc1.bc.home.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Roedy Green Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.awk,comp.lang.clarion,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.pl1,comp.lang.vrml Subject: Re: mismatch between actual threat and perceived threat Organization: Canadian Mind Products Reply-To: roedy@mindprod.com Message-ID: References: <9fjgha$blf$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <35mqhtkdfma2rggv1htcaq6vfn2ihs67a1@4ax.com> <9fli1b$4aa$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Organization: LJK Software <9folnd$1t8$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B204C82.C2681D79@home.com> <9fqla6$n3o$1@nh.pace.co.uk> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 17:46:09 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.76.128.193 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news1.rdc1.bc.home.com 992281569 24.76.128.193 (Mon, 11 Jun 2001 10:46:09 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 10:46:09 PDT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:8566 comp.lang.awk:2986 comp.lang.clarion:21676 comp.lang.java.programmer:75342 comp.lang.pl1:972 comp.lang.vrml:3718 Date: 2001-06-11T17:46:09+00:00 List-Id: On Mon, 11 Jun 2001 13:25:48 GMT, Ted Dennison wrote or quoted : >Great. Now if we can find someone to help *humans* evolve so that the'll >listen... My great hope is computers will get so good, their simulations will be as good as hindsight. Perhaps they can use 3D holodeck simulation to make the consequences so real, that humans will take action the way they usually do once they viscerally experience the catastrophe. For more detail, please look up the key words mentioned in this post in the Java Glossary at: http://mindprod.com/gloss.html -- Roedy Green, Canadian Mind Products Custom computer programming since 1963. Ready to take on new work.