From: MikkelFJ <mikkelfj-anti-spam@...>
Date: 2002-08-15T19:54:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Legendary Chaos Computer Club goes Ruby


"Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@hypermetrics.com> wrote in message
news:06c301c243e8$eb2a8060$0300a8c0@austin.rr.com...

> Now... please pardon it while it goes and radiates
> before loud joy over Ruby.  :)

Somehow this could enter Ruby folklore. It could be used in any "please
wait" message, for example as a compiler message before a lengthy
compilation of Ruby source :-)

There is an old story that goes:
Some US intelligence unit had been working on automated translation between
english and russian.
During is presention, it was requested that it translated "Out of sight out
of mind" to russian. It was then translated back and came out as "Invisible
maniac".

I don't know if it is true or not, but it says a lot about AI. Babelfish is
truly amazing despite its faults.

Babelfish can't translate from english to russian, but the japanese dual
translation of "Out of sight out of mind" returns "From vision from heart".

Over german it goes "From sight from understanding out "
The chinese version is the most precise "Outside sight outside brains"

The Gollum version in portugese: "It are of the sight it are of the mind"

But I  like the korean version the best:
Oblivion at outside of mind

Mikkel