As an orangutan cannot embrace higher mathematics or comprehend the architecture and operation of a computer, we humans __ so good at loudly proclaiming our intelligence and applauding our own doltish displays of cerebral gymnastics __ cannot begin to understand the true structure and functioning of the Universe.
John RachelMots clés intelligence computers universe arrogance gymnastics cerebral orangutan
Many professionals have to sign gagging clauses or face the sack if they speak out. The social worker and therapist was familiar with the scare that revelation brings to the survivor. […]
We are in this story. It isn't ours, but we are in it nonetheless, not least because of the viscous campaign which has followed us over the last ten years. Any organisation with which we work may receive correspondence from the accused adults’ and ‘false memory’ movements. Some of these propagandists are confidentially dominating the professional and political arguments using new information technology to spread what we consider to be smears, innuendo and misinformation. P8
(refers to authors Beatrix Campbell
Mots clés computers denial rape crime propaganda victim criminal pressure child-abuse abusers sexual-abuse survivor abuse misinformation false-memories coercion information-technology rapists pedophile sex-offenders paedophile misuse-of-power power-dynamics campaign smears
The chip that functions abnormally will be desoldered, as they say.
Charles StrossMots clés humor computers robots hammer computer ai androids nail chip soldering
[T]he key to winning the race is not to compete against machines but to compete with machines.
Erik BrynjolfssonMots clés computers
Computers are quiet and clean and totally distracting because the Internet is there, lying in wait for a moment of weakness to pounce on your creativity and progress.
Arlaina TibenskyMots clés computers creativity internet distraction
If you've never programmed a computer, you should. There's nothing like it in the whole world. When you program a computer, it does exactly what you tell it to do. It's like designing a machine — any machine, like a car, like a faucet, like a gas-hinge for a door — using math and instructions. It's awesome in the truest sense: it can fill you with awe.
Cory DoctorowMots clés computers programming
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