Bobert (bloobertbludge)

Race #335

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Official speed 62.60 wpm (106.20 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start September 15, 2020 4:46:52pm UTC
Race Finish September 15, 2020 4:48:39pm UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Opponents 2. ninja_typer (71.27 wpm)
5. malsonic (58.76 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 101.20
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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.