From: "Eliezer S. Yudkowsky" <sentience@pobox.com>
> Yes, I used to think that way. I can remember when I used to think that way.
Ah yes... those earlier times when our thinking had not yet become ossified by
habit.
PoSCs' Mind Children will want to be friendly because it's the intelligent way
to go.
http://www.wkap.nl/sample.pdf?253707
--J. R.
"Any given program, when running, is obsolete."
Laws of Computer Programming, I
"Any given program costs more and takes longer."
Laws of Computer Programming, II
"If a program is useful, it will have to be changed."
Laws of Computer Programming, III
"If a program is useless, it will have to be documented."
Laws of Computer Programming, IV
"Any program will expand to fill available memory. "
Laws of Computer Programming, V
"The value of a program is proportional to the weight of its output."
Laws of Computer Programming, VI
"Program complexity grows until it exceeds the capabilities of
the programmer who must maintain it."
Laws of Computer Programming, VII
"Any non-trivial program contains at least one bug."
Laws of Computer Programming, VIII
"Undetectable errors are infinite in variety, in contrast to
detectable errors, which by definition are limited."
Laws of Computer Programming, IX
"Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later. "
Laws of Computer Programming, X
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