From: smallst@nextnet.ccs.csus.edu (Scott Small)
Subject: Re: TECH: My standard is better than your standard II
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1992 05:06:49 GMT
Organization: California State University: Sacramento


In article <1992Jul1.031907.24269@u.washington.edu> snoswell@ucs.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Snoswell) writes:
>
>On the God issue. I thought about not having one (ie a central
>database type thing) and that gives the VW the odd property that when
>no-one is connected together (if you know what I mean) or when the
>last person disconnectes then the VW ceases to exist! 
>Now that really is virtual!

Ah, but a simple "drone observer" would be more than adequate to keep it alive.
It need not be intelligent, nor acessible, but would keep the frame from
collapse.....hmm...philosophy rears it's ugly head...

				Tox