On Monday 03 June 2013 05:07 PM, Alaric Snell-Pym wrote:
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On 06/01/2013 10:26 AM, Bharath Chari wrote:
The first time I read this story by Isaac Asimov, I hadn't been
introduced to computers yet. The second time I read it I wondered to
myself in horror if such a day would actually come. I read it again
yesterday, and was filled with dismay. That day may well have already come.
Which bit dismays you? The rising dependence on computers for rote
arithmetic, or the militarisation that led the technician to commit suicide?
Is rote arithmetic what you got from the story? Because I got
mathematics. And that's my problem - suicidal technician
notwithstanding. I don't have a problem with using any form of
computational device, provided the basics behind the answer are
understood. Mathematical Induction, anyone?
Bharath
