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Re: [AVR-Chat] Hoax (was Re: Semi manufacturers ?)

2004-08-06 by Kathy Quinlan

erikc77099 wrote:

> --- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, Kathy Quinlan <kat-yahoo@k...> wrote:
> 
>>Graham Davies wrote:
>>
>>
>>>--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, Kathy Quinlan <kat-yahoo@k...> 
> 
> wrote:
> 
>>>
>>>>Here is a link to the project:
>>>>http://www.kaqelectronics.dyndns.org/the_buzz/the_buzz.html
>>>
>>>
>>>I think Kat is basically the victim of a hoax. If you have a 
> 
> little 
> 
>>>time, read the second (two page) document she points us to. It 
> 
> gives 
> 
>>>an example of a useful database operation and then an example of 
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> an 
> 
>>>operation on "Perfect Data", which is what Kat thinks she's 
> 
> working 
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>>>on. The "Perfect Data" operation reads like the Monty 
> 
> Python "Free 
> 
>>>Association" sketch. How anyone could think this is useful, let 
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> alone 
> 
>>>possible, beats the heck out of me.
>>>
>>>The first document is longer (eight pages), but worth a read if 
>>>you've got the time. It raises a bunch of sensible points and 
> 
> fails 
> 
>>>to address any of them except with vague assurances and quotes 
> 
> from 
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>>>Shakespeare. The inventors of modern database architectures are 
>>>characterized as American geeks who messed up because Alan Turin 
> 
> was 
> 
>>>dead and they couldn't ask him what to do.
>>>
>>>On the other hand, if Kat *does* have the couple of million 
> 
> dollars 
> 
>>>she needs to fund this project, I take it all back. Go Kat! 
> 
> Spend, 
> 
>>>spend, spend!
>>>
>>>Graham.
>>
>>Graham, Mate where can I start, THIS IS NO HOAX, the customer is 
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> paying, 
> 
>>the investors are onboard. David Lawrence is actually a respected 
> 
> Dr in 
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>>the area of Neurophysiology (ie the workings of the brain)
>>
>>The money will be available when I get to Level 5 (right now I am 
> 
> doing 
> 
>>the Level 3 work which is implimenting the system on a PC with only 
> 
> 1 
> 
>>user, Level 4 is a server based system with maybe 100 users all 
> 
> within 
> 
>>one organisation, Level 5 is 1000's of users across many 
> 
> organisations)
> 
>>Regards,
>>
>>Kat.
> 
> 
> Is this guy trying to develop some sort of associative memory and 
> have it operate something like a human thought process?

No he isn't, I AM ;)

Kat.


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