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   Obveeus to Obveeus   
   Re: Caprica--The (in)Action Flick ("Ghos   
   01 Apr 10 19:55:41   
   
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   The military knew that Graystone didn't have a working anything, then   
   suddenly he did.  His proving that one Cylon worked has already been done.   
   Him showing them his own chip (which does not work in a Cylon) isn't going   
   to dispell any rumors that he stole the thing that does work.   
      
   >> >> >> In any case, I have said earlier that people are misinterpretting   
   >> >> >> the   
   >> >> >> word   
   >> >> >> 'analog'. I think the wording was more to suggest 'fuzzy logic' /   
   >> >> >> inexactness / something other than simply ones and zeros.   
   >>   
   >> >> >Analogue was used in opposition to digital - i.e. in the same context   
   >> >> >as an analogue watch.   
   >>   
   >> >> It was interpretted that way by the bulk of the audience posting here.   
   >> >> That   
   >> >> does not make it true.   
   >>   
   >> >It was specifically described that way by Philomon, who said on   
   >> >several occasions "It's analogue, *not digital* - that's why it can't   
   >> >be copied!"   
   >>   
   >> So then...he couldn't understand its responses fully (because he doesn't   
   >> know about the input database 'Zoe')...fuzzy logic...not analog like a   
   >> 4-20mA output.   
   >   
   >Okay, we can suppose he was just inferring what was happening without   
   >knowing the technical specs - but he's addressed as 'Doctor' by Daniel   
   >and he works with robotics, so we can probably safely assume he knows   
   >the difference between analogue and digital technology, and that his   
   >comment therefore makes little sense. As *he* understood it, he was   
   >talking analogue like a 4-20mA output.   
      
   I disagree with your assumption of what he meant.   
      
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