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In the public eye computers are seen as the epitome of soulless accuracy — they cannot make any mistake, no matter how trivial or natural it may be.
‘Mr. Salter’s side of the conversation was limited to expressions of assent. When Lord Copper was right he said, “Definitely, Lord Copper”; when he was wrong, “Up to a point”.
“Let me see, what’s the name of the place I mean? Capital of Japan? Yokohama, isn’t it?”
“Up to a point, Lord Copper.”
“And Hong Kong belongs to us, doesn’t it?”
“Definitely, Lord Copper.”’
Evelyn Waugh, Scoop
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Colin, A.J.T. (1978). Real Numbers. In: Programming and Problem-Solving in Algol 68. Macmillan Computer Science Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03561-8_12
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