The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 13.1881  Wednesday, 11 September 2002

From:           Robin Hamilton <
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Date:           Tuesday, 10 Sep 2002 21:26:26 +0100
Subject: 13.1875 Re: First Post Syndrome
Comment:        Re: SHK 13.1875 Re: First Post Syndrome

> From:           D. Bloom <
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>Have our lives
>been taken over (one year after 2001) by a giant computer called
>HARDY???

Not to get too deeply into this (and constrained by a severe
prior-disclosure contract) the HARD(ee) program isn't due to come
on-line till 2006.  It was bootstrapped, but glitched -- thus the
Synoptic Problem and the Oxford Fiasco (the Real Reason why SHAKSPER has
its ban).

I feel rather sad thinking about what will happen when, in 2006, "Hardy"
is pre-empted by HARD(ee).  Snark or Boojum?  I'm fairly reliably
informed that the Return-to-Fortran Group (inheritors of the
Clinton/Blairite Middle Way) will have solved the problems by 2012, but
that's a bit after my time.

Robin

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