It is pretty obvious that software is taking over more and more. In many systems people trust the software more than humans. There are humans making those software and they are more or less very often buggy. Humans make mistakes. There are millions of computer instructions and as we know there are often bugs in the code. When one side of a conflict has weapons of superior quality they tend to win. After some time the other side will get the same or similar weapons. What happens then. Some of these weapons are very sophisticated and expensive. Some are very small and inexpensive. Many of them are bound to get into the wrong hands. It is scary to read that a number of clever people stand around and let a computer system make deadly decision made on inferior deductions like the one when they shot down the passenger plane. The system was not even in automatic mode. It is a bit strange to see that much of the sci-fi movies seem to be coming alive. It is interesting to think about all the good things our software and computer systems can do for us. It is also a bit scary to see what they can do if they are used against us. The people who are willing to have an operation to put a bomb inside their bodies and blow themselves up in order to kill others as well is a scary situation. This technology in their hands is very very scary.
What has this got to do with J ? I have no idea. Has this anything to do with C ? Who really cares what computer language is used to control bombs? 2010/2/7 Richard Hill <[email protected]>: > Bjorn, > Thank you for the reference. > It was a very interesting read. > Very clever introduction! > I didn’t read every word, but there was no specific reference > To software that jumped out. (other than as implied by robotics). > The other point that I noticed was the implication that the > enemy wouldnt use robotic technology (blowback?). > Where would J fit in all this? > Do you have any reference to the use of J (or APL) in robotics.? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Björn Helgason > Sent: Monday, 8 February 2010 06:52 > To: Chat forum > Subject: [Jchat] Software at war > > Which computer system will win? > > http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=wq.essay&essay_id=496613 > > Is this a good development or not? > > In the beginning there are definite advantages for the good guys. > > -- > Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur > Fornustekkum II > 781 Hornafirði > Po Box 127,801 Selfoss , > t-póst: [email protected] > gsm: +3546985532 > sími: +3544781286 > http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming > > > Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari einfaldleikans > > góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum > /|_ .-----------------------------------. > ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | > ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | > / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | > ( -. | `-----------------------------------' > | ) | (\_ _/) > (`-. '--.) (='.'=) ♖♘♗♕♔♙ > `. )----' (")_(") ☃☠ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2672 - Release Date: 02/06/10 > 19:35:00 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm -- Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur Fornustekkum II 781 Hornafirði Po Box 127,801 Selfoss , t-póst: [email protected] gsm: +3546985532 sími: +3544781286 http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari einfaldleikans góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum /|_ .-----------------------------------. ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | ( -. | `-----------------------------------' | ) | (\_ _/) (`-. '--.) (='.'=) ♖♘♗♕♔♙ `. )----' (")_(") ☃☠ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
