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Re: 20 Questions Part 242

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:46 pm
by Hominidae
Diplomacy&Warfare wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:42 pm
Spartaculous wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:20 pm
Wattsthematter wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:16 pm


This lead me down the Von Neumann rabbit hole... I don't think I've ever heard of such prodigious level of intelligence
Edward Teller: "von Neumann would carry on a conversation with my 3-year-old son, and the two of them would talk as equals, and I sometimes wondered if he used the same principle when he talked to the rest of us."
Umm... my guess was Von Neumann probes
I don't think that would qualify as a single character.

Re: 20 Questions Part 242

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:48 pm
by Wattsthematter
Diplomacy&Warfare wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:42 pm
Spartaculous wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:20 pm
Wattsthematter wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:16 pm


This lead me down the Von Neumann rabbit hole... I don't think I've ever heard of such prodigious level of intelligence
Edward Teller: "von Neumann would carry on a conversation with my 3-year-old son, and the two of them would talk as equals, and I sometimes wondered if he used the same principle when he talked to the rest of us."
Umm... my guess was Von Neumann probes
I wonder who this theory was named after :?