[OT] partialy I was wondering what suggestions for programing
csappenfield at kc.rr.com
csappenfield at kc.rr.com
Tue Feb 10 15:22:12 CST 2004
Some researchers at a zoo in London actually put some laptops in the monkey house, to see what the
monkeys would do with them.
The monkeys trashed the computers.
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Kelsay <BLKELSAY at kcc.usda.gov>
Subject: Re: [OT] partialy I was wondering what suggestions for programing
> The story about the monkeys was a joke to promote a US based
> consulting firm. You have to actually look at the website to
> realize how much of a joke it was. They took it all the way.
> Have you ever heard of a million monkeys with typewriters? The
> idea is that if you left them alone with the typewriters they
> would eventually spit out some Shakespeare. Very unrealistic, but
> that is how the saying goes. My thought is that they might
> eventually spit out marketing blather and think of a new way to
> use pop-up ads.
>
> As for NAFTA, we let em do it to us. Everyone thought the labor
> unions were crazy.
>
>
>
> Brian Kelsay
>
> >>> Shayne Patton <t> 02/10/04 03:03AM >>>
>
> You know, I think all of us are doomed eventually. There was
> something
> on /. a few months ago saying how they are teaching chimps (no
> kidding....chimps - like monkeys -) to code. The chimps were very
> successful and preferred C to Java. Seriously, this was a link
> from /.
> This makes me think that ALL of us should probably be getting some
> other
> skills than just coding. From a strictly business
> viewpoint, the $$$ 80% of these companies are saving is great, and
> I
> can't blame them.
>
> All that said, I think it's crap all the outsourcing. It all
> started w/
> NAFTA, which was crap too. Business and Politics coming together
> to
> "service" the middle class. Just once I'd like to find a way to
> bend'em
> over and "service" them back. :-)
>
>
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