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Re: Oh, and about Bernard vs. Bernhard....
Posted By: Hamish SinclairDate: 1/9/03 7:23 a.m.

In Response To: Oh, and about Bernard vs. Bernhard.... (poena.dare #CP#)

: Hamish wrote: Bernard or Bernhard? Both names are used in the story.
: Durandal refers to a Bernhard Strauss (on three occasions). However, there
: is also the log of Bernard Strauss, the Marathon's first science director,
: and Tycho also
: makes reference to a Bernard St~~~ . The later two are presumed to be the
: same person. But are Bernard Strauss and Bernhard Strauss two different
: people? Unlikely given the fact that the terminal text of Bernard Strauss'
: log in the resource fork is identified as

: L201 Refuel.BERNHARDSTRAUSS.TERM1

: suggesting that they are one in the same person. The most likely explanation
: for this difference is that two or more people had a hand in writing the
: terminal text and this discrepancy was never corrected.

:

: Yes they are the same person and I know why.

: The 'H' key on a standard keyboard is right above the 'N' key.

: Countless times last night I was typing 'Bernard' and it came out 'Bernhard'
: because I ended up mashing the 'N' and 'H' keys at the same time. I don't
: know why I never got 'Berhnard', though.

Interesting point. Suggests another theory for why we have two different names. One person mashing their keys.

Berhnard did arise in M2.

Cheers
Hamish

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Replies:

A Tale of Three AIs and One Mad Scientistpoena.dare #CP# 1/9/03 12:39 a.m.
     Re: A Tale of Three AIs and One Mad ScientistTodd 1/9/03 2:01 a.m.
           Re: A Tale of Three AIs and One Mad ScientistCybergeek 1/9/03 7:53 p.m.
     Re: A Tale of Three AIs and One Mad Scientistcompiler 1/9/03 2:24 a.m.
           Tycho's Dumnesspoena.dare #CP# 1/9/03 4:47 a.m.
                 Re: Tycho's DumnessHamish Sinclair 1/9/03 5:10 a.m.
     Oh, and about Bernard vs. Bernhard....poena.dare #CP# 1/9/03 6:44 a.m.
           Re: Oh, and about Bernard vs. Bernhard....Hamish Sinclair 1/9/03 7:23 a.m.
     Re: A Tale of Three AIs and One Mad ScientistD-M.A. 1/13/03 11:23 p.m.
           Re: A Tale of Three AIs and One Mad Scientistpoena.dare #CP# 1/14/03 3:24 a.m.



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