On Monday 02 July 2018 11:34:35 Kate Draven wrote:
> > William Morder wrote:
> > > You are anthropomorphizing your computer, and childishly ascribing to a
> > > machine your own personal likes and dislikes.
> > >
> > > Everybody knows that computers run on Guinnness Extra Stout.
> >
> > There has been a study ages ago, that people (especially women) tend to
> > handle computers as human beings. Funny but true :)so this is nothing
> > unusual.
> > There was a story I heard that in the 1920ties older woman in Germany put
> > a cake infront of the radio so that the homunculus inside would have
> > something to eat :)
> >
> > regards
> >
> >
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>
> Studies have also shown such behavior to be the product of a superior mind.
> They also show that things tend to last infinitely longer in the hands of
> such people.
>
> More importantly. Cake? That's ridiculous! Everyone knows homunculus' only
> eat cheesecake.
>
> Kate
>
> PS I think we should end it here otherwise this will be yet another lengthy
> OT string.
>
> I blame Bill.
>

I accept full (or fool) responsibility! I would point out, however, that I did 
not make the first off-topic comment about chocolate. If you had said 
Guinness Stout, like any normal person, we would not disagree. 

And by the way, the danger of creating homunculi [note the plural form] (just 
like the golem in Jewish tradition, or the tulpa in Tibet), is that said 
artificial creation may develop of will of its own, and get out of its 
creator's control. Then, instead of demanding cake, cheesecake, chocolate, or 
Guinness Stout, it may begin to make unreasonable demands, like wanting to 
eat potato chips in bed, or a diet of nothing but coffee and biscotti for 
weeks on end, or pizza, ice cream, dill pickles, and fresh strawberries. 

On the whole, it is best not to create such a being inside your machine; 
unless of course it is already possessed; in which case it is  time to 
reinstall your system yet again. 

But enough of this levity, wench! Back to topic! 

Bill