On 09/01/2008, Artem Baguinski <artm_at_v2.nl> wrote:
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> On 1/9/08, AlgoMantra <algomantra_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> > What are you on, man? The long holiday? I'll just
> > ignore this for now.
>
> i was trying to contrast interactive and non-interactive (automated).
I think you were demonstrating the "line" between a program and a command as
well.
A similar example might be ordering "could I have this dish but with pears
instead of the apples?" or "please paint all of the red chairs blue".
In a way many (perhaps all?) comunications could be seen as small programs.
It strikes me that in day to day comuncation non-verbal coimunication
(making a cup of tea for somebody, kissing or striking them, bowing) could
be seen as a attempt to change their "state". It could still be argued that
all of those are still linguistic in that they are often symbols with a
meaning set by culture. I'm not sure I'm convinced "non-linguistic
programing" is possible at all, yet.
Yours,
Kas.
Received on Wed Jan 09 2008 - 10:47:23 GMT