Donald (dhonuill)

Race #19654

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Official speed 109.72 wpm (60.59 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start August 14, 2017 5:34:18pm UTC
Race Finish August 14, 2017 5:35:19pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Opponents 1. mbalazs (115.73 wpm)
3. evandowning (106.82 wpm)
4. lackhoa (80.39 wpm)
Accuracy 99.0%
Points 177.37
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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.