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  • I Indivara

    So it should follow that

    class Cyborg : IHuman, IRobot
    {
    }

    ?

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    Luc Pattyn
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    Your logic is strange to me; you have three new concepts, and none of the ones I had, so I don't see how that "should follow". :confused:

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    • I Indivara

      So it should follow that

      class Cyborg : IHuman, IRobot
      {
      }

      ?

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      Gary R Wheeler
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      Hmm.... I think something like this is more the thing:

      public class Cyborg
      {
      public Cyborg(IHumanElements human_elements,IRobotElements robot_elements)
      {
      _Human = human_elements;
      _Robot = robot_elements;
      };

      private IHumanElements \_Human;
      private IRobotElements \_Robot;
      

      }

      In the cyborg's case, I think it's more of a 'has-a' relationship than an 'is-a' relationship.

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      • P Pete OHanlon

        Strictly speaking, an android is a subset of robotic beings. Specifically, it is designed to look humanoid. George Lucas suborned the term in Star Wars to refer to anything that we would view as a mobile robot, be it humanoid like or not.

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        Keith Barrow
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        To clarify: C3PO is an andriod (and a robot) R2D2 is just a robot. George Lucas is a human (who doesn't know his a*** from his elbow).

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        • P Pete OHanlon

          Shouldn't it be:

          public class Android : Robot, IHumanoid
          {
          }

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          Luc Pattyn
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          There's lots of interfaces one can attribute to Android, to name a few: IAnimatable, IAsyncResult, IDictionary<Klingon>, IDropTarget, IExpando, IHttpHandler, IIntellisenseBuilder, ILease, IProcessHost, IResourceProvider, ... More advanced models might even add IGoogle, IReflect :)

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          • I Indivara

            So it should follow that

            class Cyborg : IHuman, IRobot
            {
            }

            ?

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            Abhinav S
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            Indivara wrote:

            Cyborg

            Cyborg is closer to a human than an Android?

            There are only 10 types of people in this world — those who understand binary, and those who don't.

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            • G Gary R Wheeler

              Careful, you might incite a case of android rage.

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              realJSOP
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              I was hoping nobody gets anal about it, butt you know that will happen. Chances are very good that someone will be a total sphincter and ruin our fun.

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              • K Keith Barrow

                To clarify: C3PO is an andriod (and a robot) R2D2 is just a robot. George Lucas is a human (who doesn't know his a*** from his elbow).

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                Pete OHanlon
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                keefb wrote:

                C3PO is an andriod (and a robot) R2D2 is just a robot.

                Correct, but Lucas insists on classifying them as Droids.

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                • R realJSOP

                  I was hoping nobody gets anal about it, butt you know that will happen. Chances are very good that someone will be a total sphincter and ruin our fun.

                  .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                  -----
                  "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                  Gary R Wheeler
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                  Ahh, most folks around here have more intestinal fortitude than that. I think we can colon most of them to get the joke.

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                  • A Abhinav S

                    Indivara wrote:

                    Cyborg

                    Cyborg is closer to a human than an Android?

                    There are only 10 types of people in this world — those who understand binary, and those who don't.

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                    RichardM1
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                    Cyborg is a human with 'robotic' parts Android is a robot that looks like a human

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                    • R realJSOP

                      Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                      George Lucas suborned the term in Star Wars

                      But we all know Lucas is a putz...

                      .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                      Steve Mayfield
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                      maybe, but he is a very, very rich putz...

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                      • L Luc Pattyn

                        Your logic is strange to me; you have three new concepts, and none of the ones I had, so I don't see how that "should follow". :confused:

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                        Indivara
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                        You're right. It doesn't (but IRobot is the interface of Robot, so it's only two new concepts) I plead intoxication :beer: ;)

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                        • A Abhinav S

                          I ran across a couple of posts on CP today that requested new sections on robots and androids. Now, here's my question. What is the difference between an android and a robot?

                          There are only 10 types of people in this world — those who understand binary, and those who don't.

                          modified on Saturday, January 2, 2010 9:25 AM

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                          PIEBALDconsult
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                          Androids are the ones that dream of electric sheep.

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                          • A Abhinav S

                            I ran across a couple of posts on CP today that requested new sections on robots and androids. Now, here's my question. What is the difference between an android and a robot?

                            There are only 10 types of people in this world — those who understand binary, and those who don't.

                            modified on Saturday, January 2, 2010 9:25 AM

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                            Johann Gerell
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                            • A Abhinav S

                              I ran across a couple of posts on CP today that requested new sections on robots and androids. Now, here's my question. What is the difference between an android and a robot?

                              There are only 10 types of people in this world — those who understand binary, and those who don't.

                              modified on Saturday, January 2, 2010 9:25 AM

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                              micmanos
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                              The word Robot comes from the Czech word 'Robota' which means Labor. Following the actual meaning of the term, a robot is nothing more than a machine specified to do actual physical labor work. An android comes from the Greek word 'Andros' which means 'Man'. Although the word 'Android' focuses in the Human nature and not the particular differences of the male and female gender, it's clear that it doesn't relate to a Robot since nothing in its definition implies that it performs any labor or even moves for that matter. Artists today create androids from scrap metal. In ancient times we could say that statues were androids made out of stone, marble, gold, ... etc.

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                              • B Brady Kelly

                                Gary R. Wheeler wrote:

                                A robot is a machine [...] does not necessarily resemble a human being.

                                That's why we Saffers get away with calling traffic lights robots. E.g. "..then turn left at the second robot."

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                                That's unique to SA, no-one else calls them that. Freaked my dad out when we first moved to SA in 1980, he got pulled over by a traffic cop who said (after determining that my father spoke no Afrikaans) "Ekskuus me, sihrr. Does you knows you jest went froo a rrrred rrrrrobot?" "I beg your pardon" said Dad, "A what?" "A rrred rrrobot". Stunned silence from my dad, who looked around looking for some form of mechanical marvel, a fantastic metal beast painted in glorious red livery with a car shaped hole in. "I... uh... what?" "A traffis laaight!" "Oh!" says Dad, "You mean a traffic light..." Say Brady - stuur bietjie biltong china. Ons kry fokol hier :)

                                But fortunately we have the nanny-state politicians who can step in to protect us poor stupid consumers, most of whom would not know a JVM from a frozen chicken. Bruce Pierson
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                                  That's unique to SA, no-one else calls them that. Freaked my dad out when we first moved to SA in 1980, he got pulled over by a traffic cop who said (after determining that my father spoke no Afrikaans) "Ekskuus me, sihrr. Does you knows you jest went froo a rrrred rrrrrobot?" "I beg your pardon" said Dad, "A what?" "A rrred rrrobot". Stunned silence from my dad, who looked around looking for some form of mechanical marvel, a fantastic metal beast painted in glorious red livery with a car shaped hole in. "I... uh... what?" "A traffis laaight!" "Oh!" says Dad, "You mean a traffic light..." Say Brady - stuur bietjie biltong china. Ons kry fokol hier :)

                                  But fortunately we have the nanny-state politicians who can step in to protect us poor stupid consumers, most of whom would not know a JVM from a frozen chicken. Bruce Pierson
                                  Because programming is an art, not a science. Marc Clifton
                                  I gave up when I couldn't spell "egg". Justine Allen

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                                  Brady Kelly
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                                  On my current budget I also get fokol. :((

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                                  • B Brady Kelly

                                    On my current budget I also get fokol. :((

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                                    Dave Sexton
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                                    Trek die kant toe. It's colder, the food is bad and the people not nearly as friendly as "they" would have you believe but on the plus side you can earn a boatload of cash and travel extensively for relatively little. If you work in finance/banking (and you're good) you can earn close to ZAR1M p/a. Not a bad old life, I can tell you.

                                    But fortunately we have the nanny-state politicians who can step in to protect us poor stupid consumers, most of whom would not know a JVM from a frozen chicken. Bruce Pierson
                                    Because programming is an art, not a science. Marc Clifton
                                    I gave up when I couldn't spell "egg". Justine Allen

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                                    • D Dave Sexton

                                      Trek die kant toe. It's colder, the food is bad and the people not nearly as friendly as "they" would have you believe but on the plus side you can earn a boatload of cash and travel extensively for relatively little. If you work in finance/banking (and you're good) you can earn close to ZAR1M p/a. Not a bad old life, I can tell you.

                                      But fortunately we have the nanny-state politicians who can step in to protect us poor stupid consumers, most of whom would not know a JVM from a frozen chicken. Bruce Pierson
                                      Because programming is an art, not a science. Marc Clifton
                                      I gave up when I couldn't spell "egg". Justine Allen

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                                      Brady Kelly
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                                      I'd move to Ireland at the drop of a hat, given an opportunity.

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                                      • B Brady Kelly

                                        I'd move to Ireland at the drop of a hat, given an opportunity.

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                                        Dave Sexton
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                                        Consider this:

                                        1. South African citizens need a work permit to work in Ireland.
                                        2. South African citizens DO NOT need a visa to enter Ireland as a tourist and can stay here for up to 3 months sans permits, etc. Working is not allowed.

                                        Although I'm skipping a number of details it would be entirely possible for you to apply to a few positions, lining up interviews over a 2 - 3 week period, fly out, do the interviews and discuss work permits with interested potential employers. It would, of course, be the decent thing to let them know that you'd need a work permit up front. My philosophy is that opportunities are made, not found. Good luck. http://www.irishjobs.ie/

                                        But fortunately we have the nanny-state politicians who can step in to protect us poor stupid consumers, most of whom would not know a JVM from a frozen chicken. Bruce Pierson
                                        Because programming is an art, not a science. Marc Clifton
                                        I gave up when I couldn't spell "egg". Justine Allen

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                                        • D Dave Sexton

                                          Consider this:

                                          1. South African citizens need a work permit to work in Ireland.
                                          2. South African citizens DO NOT need a visa to enter Ireland as a tourist and can stay here for up to 3 months sans permits, etc. Working is not allowed.

                                          Although I'm skipping a number of details it would be entirely possible for you to apply to a few positions, lining up interviews over a 2 - 3 week period, fly out, do the interviews and discuss work permits with interested potential employers. It would, of course, be the decent thing to let them know that you'd need a work permit up front. My philosophy is that opportunities are made, not found. Good luck. http://www.irishjobs.ie/

                                          But fortunately we have the nanny-state politicians who can step in to protect us poor stupid consumers, most of whom would not know a JVM from a frozen chicken. Bruce Pierson
                                          Because programming is an art, not a science. Marc Clifton
                                          I gave up when I couldn't spell "egg". Justine Allen

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                                          Brady Kelly
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                                          Dave Sexton wrote:

                                          My philosophy is that opportunities are made, not found. Good luck.

                                          Oh yes, I'm not waiting to be offered a job in Ireland, just building toward an area where I can afford the time and money for a trip like the one you suggest.

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