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I'm surprised no one has mentioned that the machine was invented by Claude Shannon and that this is an inferior knockoff. The original has an uncanny hand whic

by gruseom 17y ago

I'm surprised no one has mentioned that the machine was invented by Claude Shannon and that this is an inferior knockoff. The original has an uncanny hand which changes the character of the device from purely mechanical to somehow philosophical. (Normally I'd dig up a link, but I don't have time right now.)

nudded 17y ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ34RDn34Ws http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ34RDn34Ws
- noodle 17y ago
  i laughed at this version i found on the related video list: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2Bq0HYu1M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2Bq0HYu1M
- fh 17y ago
  Thanks for the link! The "comic timing" of Shannon's machine is much better (if that makes any sense).
dschobel 17y ago
It's attributed to Shannon right in the posting: After seeing a video of such a machine I just had to have one of my own. Normal 0 According to Wikipedia, Claude E. Shannon built the first “Ultimate Machine” based on an idea by Marvin Minsky.
tel 17y ago
A bit more fascinating information Kevin Kelly's Technium http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/03/the_unspeakable.php http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/03/the_unspeakab...