| i own a yacht 2006-10-06, 7:50 pm |
| In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Devala Rees <darkeagle@lisco.com> wrote:
quote:
> Exactly, there will always be exceptions, always be people breaking the
> rules. It's influence, not programming. Computers don't randomly decide to
> break what they've been programmed to do. Humans do.
humans aren't computers so perhaps the exact literal definition that
relates to computing that you're stubbornly sticking to isn't
appropriate, hmm? look, here's another defintion from dictionary.com:
"4. To train to perform automatically in a desired way, as if
programming a machine: programmed the children to use perfect table
manners."
here's one from m-w.com:
"4 : to predetermine the thinking, behaviour, or operations of as if by
computer programming (children are _programmed_ into violence -- Lisa A.
Richette)"
you don't like the word, it offends you. boohoo. stop being silly.
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