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Quote: On two occasions I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers com
by b3lvedere 5mo ago
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On two occasions I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
- pocksuppet 5mo agohe just meant did you cheat and put the answers inside the machine before the experiment began
- Y_Y 5mo agoI am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a comment.
- zephen 5mo agoI am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that might lead one to believe that suspicions of malfeasance are never warranted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_Turk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_Turk