Sujet : Re: Meanings Of AI Koans
De : HenHanna (at) *nospam* devnull.tb (HenHanna)
Groupes : comp.lang.lispDate : 23. Jul 2024, 20:20:18
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On 4/24/2024 12:19 AM, Nuno Silva wrote:
On 2024-04-21, Paul Rubin wrote:
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
Knight turned the machine off and on.
The machine worked.
Commentary:
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Rule 1 of power-cycling hardware: watch out for residuals.
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I think the joke here is that (Tom) Knight was a hardware wizard. So
when he power cycled the machine, he knew what was happening inside it,
unlike the student.
The wording too might fit the residuals explanation quite well (or
perhaps any other explanation similarly related to what happens
inside). The student turned off and on the *power*, Knight turned off
and on the *machine*.
interesting.... i'll look for other "Koans" and anecdotes.
Re: Meanings Of AI Koans