- From: Graham Klyne <gk@ninebynine.org>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:07:39 +0100
- To: pat hayes <phayes@ai.uwf.edu>
- Cc: www-rdf-comments@w3.org, herman.ter.horst@philips.com
At 09:47 14/04/2003 -0500, pat hayes wrote: >You know, someone ought to be able to make some kind of machine that would >do this kind of thing *automatically*, I reckon, mayby using a whole lot >of little gears and motors and stuff from Radio Shack. Might be able to >make some money out of it, as well. I have a friend who has contemplated building a Turing machine from Lego Mindstorms. And I heard that, with the aid of NC machining, some folks managed to build a working Babbage analytical engine? (Ah, no, it was the London Science Museum and his difference engine no 2: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/on-line/babbage/page4.asp). #g ------------------- Graham Klyne <GK@NineByNine.org> PGP: 0FAA 69FF C083 000B A2E9 A131 01B9 1C7A DBCA CB5E
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