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... it is certain that the real function of art is to increase our self-consciousness; to make us more aware read more
... it is certain that the real function of art is to increase our self-consciousness; to make us more aware of what we are, and therefore of what the universe in which we live really is. And since mathematics, in its own way, also performs this function, it is not only aesthetically charming but profoundly significant. It is an art, and a great art.
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
Scientists are the easiest to fool. They think in straight, predictable, directable, and therefore misdirectable, lines. The only world they read more
Scientists are the easiest to fool. They think in straight, predictable, directable, and therefore misdirectable, lines. The only world they know is the one where everything has a logical explanation and things are what they appear to be. Children and conjurors - they terrify me. Scientists are no problem; against them I feel quite confident. -James P. Hogan.
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.
The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.
Usenet is like Tetris for people who still remember how to read.
Usenet is like Tetris for people who still remember how to read.
The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up, there's no law against whacking them read more
The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up, there's no law against whacking them around a little.
Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.
Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.
The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m sec sec.
The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m sec sec.
