> One time I got really mad at it. Like all computers, it knew precisely what I wanted it to do. It knew exactly what I MEANT. So why does it have to go and DO

> One time I got really mad at it. Like all computers, it knew precisely what I wanted it to do. It knew exactly what I MEANT. So why does it have to go and DO what I SAID? > How do you get even with a dumb machine like that? > First I tried slapping it around a little. I pushed its buttons a bit hard. I threatened it. "How would you like a busted display" I said. > But it did no good. It just said "I am virtually unbreakable - and I'm not going to take any notice till you enter the data nicely, like you used to do." This is beautiful. I loved how it explained processing delay with "real" world examples. Funny and interesting speech.