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   Your Name to robban@clubtelco.com   
   Re: cases where SF has predicted scienti   
   24 Jan 14 19:19:32   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   In article , Robert Bannister   
    wrote:   
   > On 24/01/2014 4:03 am, Your Name wrote:   
   > >   
   > > Human drivers (hopefully) also use intelligence, common sens, and an   
   > > ability to make decisions for themselves ...three things a computer   
   > > simply cannot currently have, no matter how complicated the programming   
   > > is.   
   > >   
   > > Human drivers can also read road signs no matter where they are placed   
   > > (other than behind a tree!), whereas a computer will have difficulty   
   > > doing that in EVERY instance.   
   > >   
   > > Then there are facts like many roads simply not having markings for the   
   > > computer to see, or having duplicate markings where the road has been   
   > > chaged for somereason. The possibilities for something not thought of   
   > > in the programming are endless.   
   >   
   > Human drivers also think they can maintain a conversation on their   
   > mobile phone, another with their passengers while listening to sport on   
   > their car radio and drive at the same time.   
      
   Those people aren't humans .. they're morons (homo moronicus).  ;-)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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