John (johnafish)

Race #60

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Official speed 110.17 wpm (60.34 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start September 16, 2019 2:20:16am UTC
Race Finish September 16, 2019 2:21:16am UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Opponents 1. ndonaldson (124.41 wpm)
2. fluffyx30037 (116.65 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 178.11
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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.