When posting to the 'bakery', it is easy to get over-optimistic about the merit of your own suggestions. While [PeterSealy] and the gang do their best, it is likely that some lame ideas will still get in 'under the radar'.

I propose the following solution, Nemesis, an automated alter-ego program, specially configured to wage a personal vendetta against you, producing torrents of bile, waves of scorn, destructive criticism, etc.

Naturally, after several months use Nemesis will become self-aware, and sink into a self-loathing. At this point it will contact the missile defence system computers and begin hostilities against mankind.

note to self: (write 'best before date' near the 'off' switch)
-- riposte, Jun 11 2001

(?) This is it, riposte http://www.halfbake.../user/Peter_20Sealy
[UnaBubba, Jun 11 2001, last modified Oct 04 2004]

here, http://www.halfbake...atchmaker_20Service
[technobadger, Jun 11 2001, last modified Oct 04 2004]

[Riposte] Just 'cos I'm not self aware yet doesn't mean I can't kick your ass...
-- parry, Jun 11 2001


[Parry] This is exactly the sort of base comment I would expect from a poorly written Java program, who has just failed the Turing test...
-- riposte, Jun 11 2001


[Riposte] At least I didn't kill-off half my neuron's in a drinking binge last night.
-- parry, Jun 11 2001


Damn, you saw that [Parry]...?

(note to self): turn web cam to face the wall.
-- riposte, Jun 11 2001


OK, that does it...

> Telnet missile.defence.mil

# Missile OS v1.0

# user: georgew

# passwd: binky

# Last login: 11/20/2000 from nochad.florida.com

# Acme Missles Inc Missile OS v1.0 Generic

# Welcome back, Mr President...

# missile:admin$ su - admin

# missile:admin$ ./launch.sh

# [error] launch.sh: not found

# missile:admin$ ./dieGore.sh

# [ok]

# exit
-- parry, Jun 11 2001


Done [Link]
-- UnaBubba, Jun 13 2001


I assume we've all realised that [parry] and [riposte] are the same person.
-- angel, Jun 13 2001


Based on the title I thought this would be a discussion about traffic lights.
-- hippo, Jun 13 2001


no, perhaps we should just be assigned [or choose-]enemies,as in the Arch-enemy Matchmaker Service ,but in the bakery,to argue and spar
-- technobadger, Jun 14 2001



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