[ILUG] mildy amusing patent application in the US

[Murf]

On Sat, 29 May 2004, Paul Jakma wrote:

> On Sat, 29 May 2004, paul wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > When you have read it, remove the phrase 'limited resource
> > computing device'
>
> As overheard on some other list/irc channel: All computers are
> limited resource devices.
>
> (show me an infinite resource computer).
>

Indeed they are. They only computer not limited by resources is the
(obviously) theoretical Turing Machine. It's got infinite tape.

That patent is hilarious.
Execpt when I stop and remember, it's *serious*!
This kind of stuff is actually quite scary.

Murf..........