krispy (krispytoast)

Race #97

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Official speed 72.77 wpm (91.36 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 14, 2020 12:37:04pm UTC
Race Finish February 14, 2020 12:38:35pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 5)
Opponents 2. nitishnevergiveup (56.00 wpm)
4. kojoatta (53.74 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 117.64
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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.