Ronald (ron777)

Race #5482

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Official speed 76.79 wpm (86.57 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start March 12, 2018 3:44:50pm UTC
Race Finish March 12, 2018 3:46:16pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 3)
Opponents 2. remeditator (69.36 wpm)
3. sunilbv (68.87 wpm)
Accuracy 98.0%
Points 124.14
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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.