Dean (biollama112)

Race #4530

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Official speed 105.57 wpm (62.97 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start September 11, 2018 12:15:24pm UTC
Race Finish September 11, 2018 12:16:27pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 5)
Opponents 2. mark40511 (104.23 wpm)
4. mxlxdx (85.48 wpm)
Accuracy 96.0%
Points 170.67
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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.