in reply to Re^3: Parrot, threads & fears for the future.
in thread Parrot, threads & fears for the future.
This has come up before, I answered it before (last para), but much prefer renodino's answer to that directly, or my own somewhat more explanatory, but indirect earlier answer (last two paras).
Or perhaps Mr. Cox should think about this.
Computers use binary, but we do not program in it.
Computers are dumb; (most) human beings aren't.
Computers never forget; most human beings do.
Human beings usually learn from their mistakes, computers will continue to make mistakes--very, very quickly--until they are either stopped, or crash.
The purpose of computers is to make the lives of human beings easier, not to force us all to become computer-like.
Slogans that portray elitist attitudes, do not reflect well upon their authors.