Re: Real Conlangs Here, Made-to-Order!

On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 21:31:43 +1000 Tristan McLeay <kesuari@...>
writes:
> Robert B Wilson wrote:
>
> >On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 21:59:31 +1000 Tristan McLeay
> <kesuari@...>
> >writes:
> >
> >
> >>As has been mentioned, you speak a language. I understand that you
> >>have
> >>a language gene. That certainly helps. Program a computer to have
> a
> >>means of communication and in the absense of one, it'll make one
> too.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >i programmed a computer to send data to and receive data from
> another
> >computer without giving it a means of communication... it didn't
> work.
> >
> Well, then you didn't do it properly. I meant you had to succeed.
perhaps you could explain what i did wrong?  i am saying it is impossible
to succeed.  no computer can do anything that it is not programmed to do.
 unless the computer were programmed to make a means of communication
(which most people would consider giving it a means of communication), it
cannot make one.

> Tristan                  <kesuari@...>
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