[REBOL] Re: parse question
From: joel:neely:fedex at: 27-Jun-2001 10:16
Hi, Mark,
[Robbo1Mark--aol--com] wrote:
> Joel,
>
> this is offtopic & offbeat, but I'm just curious,
> you seem to mention "turtles" quite a lot! any reason?
>
Old joke:
Prominent scientist gives a lecture on the space program.
Little old lady comes up afterwards to speak with him.
LOL: That was all very interesting, but it's nonsense.
Everybody knows that the earth is flat and rests on
the back of a giant turtle.
PS [humoring her]: Well, what does that turtle stand on?
LOL: Each of his feet is on the back of another giant turtle.
PS: Well, what do THEY stand on?
LOL: Now, young man, you can't trick me. From there, it's
turtles all the way down!
Somehow it seemed appropriate in the context of
Language X
implemented in
Language Y
compiled to
Assembler
implemented in
Microcode
which manipulates
Function blocks
implemented in
Solid state circuitry
dependent on
Quantum mechanics
... ;-)
-jn-
It's turtles all the way down!
joel'dot'neely'at'fedex'dot'com
