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Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements
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Rusi |
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Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements |
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Tue, 28 Jul 2015 23:20:10 -0700 (PDT) |
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On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 11:13:48 AM UTC+5:30, Pascal J. Bourguignon
wrote:
> Rusi writes:
>
> > On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 10:03:02 AM UTC+5:30, Pascal J. Bourguignon
> > wrote:
> >> Emanuel Berg writes:
> >>
> >> > "Pascal J. Bourguignon"
> >> > writes:
> >> >
> >> >>>> So he doesn't need a fully general solution.
> >> >>> OK, good point.
> >> >>
> >> >> Not really.
> >> >>
> >> >> I mean, ok, always implementing the most specific
> >> >> solution to customers' request is a good way to
> >> >> ensure job security.
> >> >>
> >> >> But if your purpose is to change the world really,
> >> >> and not just giving lip service to Silicon Valley
> >> >> mantras, then you will implement the most general
> >> >> solution so you don't have to do anything else when
> >> >> the customer or another comes with a variant of
> >> >> their problem, and so eventually we can leave
> >> >> programs and robots work for us.
> >> >
> >> > The purpose is always to change the world (or some
> >> > part of it, which is the same). But that robot thing
> >> > I don't want ever to happen because then what will *I*
> >> > do all days (and nights)? That would be
> >> > super-depressing!
> >>
> >> You will write the programs you want in the language you want, instead
> >> of having to write the programs your boss wants you to write, in the
> >> language he wants you to write programs in.
> >
> > Heh Pascal!
> > Is there any emacs function that also gives salaries?
>
> You don't need a salary once you have robots doing our jobs.
>
> If you need something, you go to the Amazon.com web site, order the
> stuff you want, and the robots build or grow it and deliver it to your
> place with googlecars. Robots don't need salary, so you don't have to
> pay them to work for you.
>
> Now you may ask what about the transition period when not everything is
> robotisized yet? It's why we need universal revenue. So we may stop
> working for capitalistic corporations, and instead work on the resource
> based robotic production and distribution system.
Awww... You've spoilt my day Pascal!
I was sure you would have an elisp magic spell to pay salaries
- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, (continued)
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- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Barry Margolin, 2015/07/28
- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Emanuel Berg, 2015/07/28
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- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Pascal J. Bourguignon, 2015/07/28
- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Emanuel Berg, 2015/07/28
- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Marcin Borkowski, 2015/07/29
- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Emanuel Berg, 2015/07/29
- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Emanuel Berg, 2015/07/29
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- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Pascal J. Bourguignon, 2015/07/29
- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Rusi, 2015/07/29
- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Pascal J. Bourguignon, 2015/07/29
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- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Pascal J. Bourguignon, 2015/07/29
- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Marcin Borkowski, 2015/07/29
- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Andreas Röhler, 2015/07/29
- Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Emanuel Berg, 2015/07/29
RE: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Drew Adams, 2015/07/27
Re: Lists composed of equal number and kind of elements, Pascal J. Bourguignon, 2015/07/28