From Martin Pitt, Leeds, UK
I do believe a basic bag-filling algorithm, of the sort
described by Peter Rowlett as “a simple rule a computer program can mindlessly apply”, is already being used by the supermarkets that deliver to my home. Considering no factor other than filling space, sliced bread is routinely squashed out of all recognition by bottles, jars and cans and has to be rejected (10 June, p 44).
