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monkey do : the banana builders

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Dave

What if monkeys descended from us and not vice-versa. Devolution or evolution? It seems to be the case that millions of monkeys typing for millions of years would type zilch. Not even a normal sentence of 40 characters. Not even … Continue reading →

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tease the monkey: arrows of outrageous fortune

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Dave

It began with Noam Chomsky’s assertion that language and the understanding of signs is, within the context as we know it, purely a realm of human endeavor. That would seem fairly axiomatic and difficult to challenge. We like to humanize … Continue reading →