Re:A prophet will arise in CS
by loup-vaillant on Monday May 09, 2011 @06:37PM
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Here is Megaleth. This artefact generates raw, Universal Magic. Universal Magic is beyond the comprehension of most mortals, though very useful to most. Ignorants only enjoy limited use however. Going beyond requires the arcana and the rituals. Learn them, and you wield more power than you ever dreamed of.
I mean it. You write hermetic formulas, and the thing does stuff for you. It can even do things you can't (like beat Kasparov at Chess). This is as close as the infinite wish-spell as you can get (besides strong AI, if we ever get it).
Sure my analogy points mainly to programming, but theoretical computer science can help you improve that, making you even more powerful. Now if that doesn't interest the general public, I don't know what will.
I mean it. You write hermetic formulas, and the thing does stuff for you. It can even do things you can't (like beat Kasparov at Chess). This is as close as the infinite wish-spell as you can get (besides strong AI, if we ever get it).
Sure my analogy points mainly to programming, but theoretical computer science can help you improve that, making you even more powerful. Now if that doesn't interest the general public, I don't know what will.