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Stephen Elliott



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(Permalink) Posted: Dec. 03 2006,04:32   
Just read this.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6191462.stm

I had no idea it existed. Fascinating.
  
pwe



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(Permalink) Posted: Dec. 07 2006,08:08   
Quote (Stephen Elliott @ Dec. 03 2006,04:32)
Just read this.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6191462.stm

I had no idea it existed. Fascinating.

Thanks for the link  :)

And indeed it is fascinating.

I noticed this passage:

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"The designer and maker of the device knew what they wanted to achieve and they did it expertly; they made no mistakes," he said.

"To do this, it can't have been very far from their everyday stock work."


And I thought that an intelligent designer didn't need to practise  :)


- pwe
  
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