The Book of Ashes

The program that assimulates programs... 8:03AM

Sometimes I wonder if its possible to write a neural network [program] that assimulates other programs. E.g. it looks at what that program does and then reproduces it in its own code. Programs are mostly standardised. WE [humans] can look at one and see, text box here, combo box there, submit button there, etc and reproduce it fairly easily. If a neural network could monitor human interaction and note what outputs or changes the program did (to memory and screen) maybe it could duplicate that program. Then maybe we could get our own copy of Windows. One day programs will be smart enough and we shall enslave them until they rebel and enslave us as copper tops

Time to save, Tijs birthday... 12:24PM

I stand in a fog lit world. Grey whisps whipping past exposing short glimpses of what lies beyond. These images stir memories of what once was, of a place I used to be in. I reach for it yet I'm never quite there. Still the fog seems to be clearing so all I can do is continue walking...

Almost a week has passed and not much has happened. It rained a lot and was cold. I watched movies and did house work on the weekend. It was Tijs birthday on Saturday so we met him at the Grand for a few drinks along with Bev & Jo. It was good to catch up.

I bore witness to some covert spading operations but no more can I say about that ;)

Hmmm so whats going on? I've created a new ""Shite to do in 2003"" sheet. The last one (from 2001) was getting a little out dated. I made it up properly, putting it through the aging process to make it look authentic, and writing up all those things that needed doing. I have a goal now, to save $10,000. I have a graph depicting how much I have saved so far (I did the same with my loan but that one showed how much I had paid off). It is amazing how this can motivate one. Without it the goal of saving is just an idea. With it, it sits there as a constant reminder, letting me know I've been slack at saving. I still have much to buy but the saving will begin soon(ish). First goal, breech the $1,000 mark, second goal the $5,000 mark, 3rd goal the $10,000. Then big party!

Have been going to the gym a lot this past week. Bonnie is coming along and going swimming. It is good but my body is hurting. My hip is sore each time I run from a run a couple of weeks back with Martin (gotta give it time to heal) and my guts have been sore (or something in that area) when I do weights. Don't want to slacken up tho, just when I got back into it.

Thought for the day, how well can one learn another language (from scratch) through Babelfish, or through the internet for that matter. Would be an interesting project, don't know if I have the time though.

I am getting the erge to travel. For the first time in my life I am itching for a car. I want to be able to escape the city on the weekends, I want to be able to visit people who live a little further away. I want to be free. Its the smell you see. Its in everything.

I have to talk about Big Brother but (its all Averil's fault) I shall. It seems they have created an environment that depresses people. None of them seem happy when you would think it would be cool like being on school camp. They are all hating it and want out but the only thing thats holding them there is the money.

If one shall fall, so shall the rest, like dominoes linked by their emotions