John666695 (john666695)

Race #4669

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Official speed 126.69 wpm (52.47 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start June 9, 2019 3:54:36am UTC
Race Finish June 9, 2019 3:55:28am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Opponents 1. jimysucks (135.19 wpm)
4. jkhindo64 (85.90 wpm)
Accuracy 98.0%
Points 204.81
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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.