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• Flight

  By aaforringer on October 8, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible.   Simon Newcomb Newcomb stated the above in 1901, but he was not as closed off as the quote makes people think.   “He begins an article titled… Read More ›

• Machines

  By aaforringer on October 3, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.   B. F. Skinner B.F. Skinner (born March 20, 1904, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died August 18, 1990, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American psychologist and an influential exponent of behaviourism, which views human behaviour in terms of responses… Read More ›

• Sports

  By aaforringer on October 1, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  I was always a sports nut but I’ve lost interest now in whether one bunch of mercenaries in north London is going to beat another bunch of mercenaries from west London.   John Cleese   John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October… Read More ›

• Struggling

  By aaforringer on September 26, 2024 • ( 0 )

  

  Struggling is hard because you never know what’s at the end of the tunnel.   Don Rickles Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known primarily for his insult comedy. His… Read More ›