Talk:/usr/bin/god

Response to speedy deletion request
WP:CSD states that "An article about a real person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content that does not state why its subject is important or significant" is subject to speedy deletion. "Novel by a major author" doesn't appear to be on that list. --DocumentN 19:41, 25 September 2007 (UTC)


 * So this comment does not apply as this relates to a fictional work. :: Kevinalewis  : (Talk Page) /(Desk)  12:45, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Please clarify your pronouns. --DocumentN (talk) 04:49, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Just not clear how you first point make any type of reference to a work of fiction. :: Kevinalewis  : (Talk Page) /(Desk)  09:06, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Surely notability is advanced by "Novel by a major author". One WP:CSD statement that doesn't include says what exactly. I'm not saying this article is about a notable subject which is still an open issue by the way. :: Kevinalewis  : (Talk Page) /(Desk)  09:09, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
 * It says nothing, which was my point. was a complete non sequitur, which is why someone else reverted it. --DocumentN (talk) 19:07, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

The Singularity Is Near
Despite not being published yet, part of usr/bin/god is referenced on pages 271-272 of the book The Singularity Is Near as an example of how a genetic algorithm for creating a Turing-capable chat bot might work. The pages can be found using books.google.com, but I'm not sure if they should be mentioned in the article or not.

Also: the fact that Doctorow has promised to change the title before it's published, on the grounds that 'nobody knows how to alphabetize "slash," everyone will spell it u-s-e-r, and technically it should be usr/sbin/god'.

Also, someone should probably ask him if he still plans to publish it (the last update being more than two years ago); but I probably won't as I don't really care. --DocumentN (talk) 00:24, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Technically technically, it should be /sbin/god, because god is required in order for /usr to be mounted, as specified in early documentation.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.243.123.134 (talk) 19:02, 29 January 2010 (UTC)