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> Only a fool expects rational behavior from his fellow humans. Why do you expect it from a machine that humans have constructed? Computers simulate determinism; only Tao is prefect.

Spelling as plot device, so underrated.



That reminds me of a tagline I saw on a movie poster for a Sci Fi movie a long time ago. Something along the lines of: "The computer is in complete control, mistakes are impossble."

Hmm, can't recall what the name of the movie actually was.


> "Spelling as plot device"

I'm curious, what do you mean ? could you point me somewhere to learn about it ? is it something like or related to a McGuffin ?


The typo "prefect" at the end is part of the plot, that nobody id perfect.


Apparently the typo was "fixed" in the html version http://www.mit.edu/~xela/tao.html maybe whoever ported didn't catch the subtle double meaning ? Or was just a typo.


Their/there/they're confusion is also an expression of the Tao.




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