On 22 Aug 1999 GBurch1@aol.com, the meticulously accurate *attorney* wrote:
> In a message dated 99-08-22 20:37:14 EDT, the usually pretty damned smart
> bradbury@www.aeiveos.com (Robert J. Bradbury) wrote:
>
> > It is worth noting that *no* business will ever fund the
> > development of self-replicating factories (unless they have
> > the patents on them and are guaranteed royalties from the
> > production). This needs to be mostly done by governments.
>
> ... I can imagine his reaction to the above quote: "Right -- no
> carriage maker will EVER build a self-propelled vehicle; it would put the
> carriage industry out of business!" Seriously, a self-replicating "anything
> box" will certainly put the MANUFACTURING industry on its ear, but will only
> make the DESIGN industry all the more profitable, because the demand for
> diverse and clever product designs will skyrocket. Who will want to sell
> "anything boxes"? DESIGNERS will.
>
This points out the difference in approaches between programmers and attorneys. Programmers just right the code and throw it at the debugger. Attorneys *are* the debuggers.
Robert