On 15 Jul 2008, at 11:17, Bob Wood wrote: > 2008/7/15 David Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> If I made mistakes like that in my job (programmer) my >> programs wouldn't work and I'd be out on my ear. >> >> Compare: >> At the age of five, my grandmother started school. >> At the age of five, my grandmother let me help with the cooking. > > > The meaning of each is perfectly understandable and only shows that > the human brain is more adaptable than any computer.
Except for the massively-parallel computer that will one day emulate the way the human brain works.... (I know, we could call it 'Deep Thought' ;-)) -- Andy Greener n.b. Whisper Pangbourne, UK http://www.nb-whisper.com "Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not incredibly stupid"
