Saturday, March 15, 2008

RIP Joseph Weizenbaum

Joseph Weizenbaum, the creator of Eliza, has passed away. That lead to this amusing exchange on the comp.lang.python newsgroup (compiled from various contributors):

    How do you feel about creator of Eliza?
    What is Eliza?
    Does that question interest you?
    Well played, sir.
    Earlier you said what is Eliza. Do you still feel that way?
    I am embarrassed to say that this vaguely disrespectful exchange made me laugh out loud.
    Does it bother you that this vaguely disrespectful exchange made you laugh out loud?


Linux users wanting to play with Eliza can run the Emacs text editor and choose "Emacs Psychotherapist" from the Help menu.

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