One time on Usenet, Arri London > said:
>
>
> Little Malice wrote:
> >
> > One time on Usenet, Wayne Boatwright > said:
> > > Oh pshaw, on Thu 06 Dec 2007 07:06:28p, Arri London meant to say...
> > >
> > > > Sorry Wayne lost the thread when the browser had a brain-freeze.
> > > >
> > > > The 'Guardian' site needs an RSS feed to work properly.
> > > >
> > > > Try these sites:
> > > >
> > > >
> http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news...the+robots+of+
> > > > the+future!+Video+and+Photos+Hi-Res.html
> > > >
> > > > http://robot.watch.impress.co.jp/cda...07/23/570.html (site is
> > > > in Japanese but pics are OK)
> > > >
> > > > www.toyota.co.jp/en/news/04/0311.html
> > > >
> > > > Yes computers cannot cook, but maybe they can. The chips in those robots
> > > > and the sushi machine could easily be considered computers I suppose.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway who said I could cook LOL!
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thanks, Ari, that's fascinating! FWIW, there were mechanically operated
> > > instruments that used punched rolls or cards that were capable of amazing
> > > musical feats in the 19th and early 20th centuries. No electronic logic
> > > involved of course, but still amazing it it's day.
> >
> > As a kid (late 60's) I knew an elderly lady in the neighborhood who
> > had a player piano that used punched rolls. I always found it utterly
> > fascinating.
> >
> > > BTW, *I* think you can cook. :-)
> >
> > I hope so, I've been taking his advice for years... ;-)

> LOL mine or Wayne's or both???

I was actually referring to you, but I take Wayne's advice too... :-)

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Jani in WA