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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
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A metaphor?
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01 font 00 .......I read a newspaper report recently that quoted Stephen Hawking, an important British scientist. "The complexity of a computer as it exists today is less than the brain of an earthworm," he said. "But,a s technology advances, computers will become more complex, and a time may come when the Internet may develop 'consciousness.'.... 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 May I ask when he said, 00 "The complexity of a computer as it exists today is less than the brain of an earthworm." 02 font 00 does that denote a metaphor that using computer is complex? or maybe I think too much? Please advise. 02 br
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01 font 00 .......I read a newspaper report recently that quoted Stephen Hawking, an important British scientist. "The complexity of a computer as it exists today is less than the brain of an earthworm," he said. "But,a s technology advances, computers will become more complex, and a time may come when the Internet may develop 'consciousness.'.... 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 May I ask when he said, 00 "The complexity of a computer as it exists today is less than the brain of an earthworm." 02 font 00 does that denote a metaphor that using computer is complex? or maybe I think too much? Please advise. 02 br
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0 I personally do not think it is a metaphor; it is just stating the fact-- the CPU of a computer is simpler than even the brain of an earthworm. It has nothing to do with using a computer, instead it is concerning the constructure of the computer (or its CPU). 0-
- 0 I personally do not think it is a metaphor; it is just stating the fact-- the CPU of a computer is simpler than even the brain of an earthworm.
- It has nothing to do with using a computer, instead it is concerning the constructure of the computer (or its CPU).
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0 I personally do not think it is a metaphor; it is just stating the fact-- the CPU of a computer is simpler than even the brain of an earthworm. It has nothing to do with using a computer, instead it is concerning the constructure of the computer (or its CPU). 0-
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