Matt (krypton091)

Race #430

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Official speed 80.55 wpm (82.53 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start March 23, 2017 12:38:53pm UTC
Race Finish March 23, 2017 12:40:15pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 3)
Opponents 1. coolusername (94.26 wpm)
3. smarmyraptor (74.50 wpm)
Accuracy 91.0%
Points 0.00
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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.