xiphoris - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Hmmm... (Score 1) 601

by xiphoris on Monday July 05, 2010 @07:22PM (#32804272) Attached to: Police Stop Journalists From Photographing Metrorail System

"Am I being detained?" If given an unclear answer, ask "Am I free to go?". Repeat until getting a clear answer! Example: http://www.thedailytube.com/video/10017/am-i-being-detained

by xiphoris on Wednesday October 08, 2008 @12:46PM (#25301453) Attached to: New Contestants On the Turing Test

Of course a computer is going to be good at computing. That doesn't mean it's thinking.

Edsger Dijkstra said it quite well:

The question of whether Machines Can Think ... is about as relevant as the question of whether Submarines Can Swim