On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Christian Groessler <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 02/07/16 09:31, [email protected] wrote: > >> I really hate this damned machine >> I wish that they would sell it >> it never does quite what I want >> but only what I tell it >> > > > I'm still working on a "do-what-I-want" program. It's difficult to > implement... > > But I already have a good idea of the layout of the GUI version: > > Just one big red button in the middle of the window with description "Do > what I want". > > :-) > > regards, > chris > > I recall a version of Prolog that had a DWIM ('do what I mean') mode, which applied some heuristics to minimize the impact of typos. I'm not sure that I like the idea of the machine second-guessing my logic - I usually leave that to my Spousal Unit. -- Ian -- Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu> Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a Sociotechnical Narrative Through a Design Lens Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org> Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org> University of Washington There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."
