Re: A Sherlock Holmes computer

2012-09-08 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 07 Sep 2012, at 16:20, Roger Clough wrote: There is a quote by Sherlock Holmes that suggests a way to possibly filter out solid truth from a comp (?) "List all of the possibilities or possible solutions. Then remove all from that list that are impossible (now or ever, I would add).

A Sherlock Holmes computer

2012-09-07 Thread Roger Clough
There is a quote by Sherlock Holmes that suggests a way to possibly filter out solid truth from a comp (?) "List all of the possibilities or possible solutions. Then remove all from that list that are impossible (now or ever, I would add). Whatever is left over is the (rational or necesssary)