I just thought of a fun plug in/mail filter program. It automatically detects Nigerian scams and starts up a conversation, pretending to cooperate, and tries to stretch out the conversation for as long as possible.
I remember Computer Science professors said the exact same thing about BASIC. But I learned BASIC first, along with LOGO, Scheme, C, C++ -- and now I use java. I think java is a great language, it's easy to learn and you don't get bogged down with memory management/pointer crap.
I think learning the basics without diving down into the nitty gritty nasty stuff is a good way of learning things, I'm surprised a professor would disagree!
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I'll bet the Nigerian Scam Turing test is a much, much more limited, and therefore easier to solve, subset of the Turing Test.
I just thought of a fun plug in/mail filter program. It automatically detects Nigerian scams and starts up a conversation, pretending to cooperate, and tries to stretch out the conversation for as long as possible.
I remember Computer Science professors said the exact same thing about BASIC. But I learned BASIC first, along with LOGO, Scheme, C, C++ -- and now I use java. I think java is a great language, it's easy to learn and you don't get bogged down with memory management/pointer crap. I think learning the basics without diving down into the nitty gritty nasty stuff is a good way of learning things, I'm surprised a professor would disagree!