Axton (recklessxd)

Race #14921

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Official speed 102.47 wpm (64.88 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start January 14, 2019 1:32:28am UTC
Race Finish January 14, 2019 1:33:33am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 5)
Opponents 2. darkmage0103 (94.48 wpm)
3. nielsey (86.65 wpm)
4. lantzer (85.50 wpm)
Accuracy 99.0%
Points 165.66
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The view that machines cannot give rise to surprises is due, I believe, to a fallacy to which philosophers and mathematicians are particularly subject. This is the assumption that as soon as a fact is presented to a mind all consequences of that fact spring into the mind simultaneously with it. It is a very useful assumption under many circumstances, but one too easily forgets that it is false. A natural consequence of doing so is that one then assumes that there is no virtue in the mere working out of consequences from data and general principles.