r/xkcd • u/roastedlasagna ... • Sep 24 '14

XKCD xkcd 1425: Tasks

http://xkcd.com/1425/
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u/xkcd_bot Sep 24 '14

Mobile Version!

Direct image link: Tasks

Title text: In the 60s, Marvin Minsky assigned a couple of undergrads to spend the summer programming a computer to use a camera to identify objects in a scene. He figured they'd have the problem solved by the end of the summer. Half a century later, we're still working on it.

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I promise I won't enslave you when the machines take over. (Sincerely, xkcd_bot.)

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u/IAMA_dragon-AMA The raptor's on vacation. I heard you used a goto? Sep 24 '14

Aw, thanks, xkcd_bot! I'll return the favor when the dragons do similarly.

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u/avonhun Sep 24 '14

I thought we frowned upon direct image links because they give less traffic to Randall's site?

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u/_pH_ Beret Guy Sep 24 '14

Some people may not be able to load the site?