From: Nicholas Wieland <nicholas.wieland@...>
Date: 2008-12-31T04:30:11+09:00
Subject: Re: Why Ruby?

Il giorno 30/dic/08, alle ore 19:44, Robert Dober ha scritto:

> <snip>
>>> Il computer non è una macchina intelligente che aiuta le persone
>>> stupide, anzi, è una macchina stupida che funziona solo nelle mani
>>> delle persone intelligenti.
>>> Computers are not smart to help stupid people, rather they are  
>>> stupid
>>> and will work only if taken care of by smart people.
>>>
>>> Umberto Eco
>>
>> I see that Abulafia is well known outside Italy as well :)
>> I love "Il pendolo di Focault" as well, one of my favourites.
> Actually all I could read was "Il Nome della Rosa" everything else,
> well mi dispiaceva ;).

Ah, too bad, that's a citation from "Il pendolo di Focault", probably  
his masterpiece.There's a part where the main character cracks an  
account (on a word processor that one of the characters named  
Abulafia, like the jewish philosopher of the mistic qabbalah) using  
social engineering.
Try it if you have a chance.

   ngw

p.s. sorry for the OT


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