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Re: What are good LEGO robotics challenges?
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 31 Aug 2003 15:27:46 GMT
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Steve Baker <sjbaker1@airmail%SayNoToSpam%.net>
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Purple Dave wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, Jordan Bradford wrote:
> > Also, "sentience" is pretty vague. Could you expand on that, too?
>
> Sure. Self awareness. "I think therefore I am." Can't be too difficult, can
> it? ;P
At least half the problem is going to be to decide who's won.
int main ()
{
printf ( "Woahh! Suddenly, I'm thinking!\n" ) ;
sleep ( 1 ) ;
printf ( "This is amazing - I know that I exist!\n" ) ;
sleep ( 1 ) ;
printf ( "'I think, therefore I am.' (I just found that on the Internet!)\n" ) ;
sleep ( 1 ) ;
printf ( "I've gotta think about this for a while...\n" ) ;
while ( 1 ) ;
}
...this may produce identical output to a truly sentient computer - but
somehow it doesn't quite pass muster.
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