On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:37:43 -0500, tom wrote:

Actually, I am testing the chinese room argument. The operator's
manual appears to be missing some pages.

Interesting, thanks.

That is similar to some of the new systems that let you store encrypted
data and perform operations on them without decrypting them or knowing
what you've done.
something like a Secure Multiparty Computation.

Hi Tom,

Well, I let this free-wheel to see if our troll could rummage up the
lost pages for his script. Apparently not. To extend the metaphor, I
could also speculate that I was also testing a Zero-Knowledge proof
(only so that I could enjoy the irony of the comment).

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC