A computer is like a bicycle for the mind.
Quote of the Week 22 "A computer is the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds. " ― Steve Jobs Triggered by the use of the quote in a Microsoft keynote by Satya Nadella last week:
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He who can go to the fountain does not go to the water jar.
Quote of the Week 21 " He who can go to the fountain does not go to the water jar. " ― Leonardo da Vinci Cited in the biography " Leonardo da Vinci " by Walter Isaacson. Triggered by a recent vacation trip to Florence .
'No' is a complete sentence.
Quote of the Week 20 "'No' is a complete sentence . " ― Anne Lamott Actually, I do prefer a variation of the statement : "'No' is a valid answer . " Triggered by Bary Kaufman's tweet : "No is a complete sentence." @JFM — Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman ⛵🛵 (@sbkaufman) May 8, 2023
If you want to reveal yourself, you also have to know where to stop.
Quote of the Week 19 "I f you want to reveal yourself, you also have to know where to stop. " ― Keith Jarrett (*May 8, 1945) Happy birthday to the master of perfect improvisation.* Triggered by unforeseen and hence unplanned circumstances during a recent vacation trip that reminded me of the story behind " The Köln Concert " bestselling solo-piano album ever ― in any genre ― covered here : "If I did The Köln Concert again, there'd be so much less ornamentation. It's all been transcribed and exists as sheet music now, but that just shows me all the sections I'd cut out. One thing you learn: if you want to reveal yourself, you also have to know where to stop." Source: " There is no plan " (The Guardian, October 2006) *See The Aesthetics of Imperfection in Music and the Arts for those that don't agree with the juxtapostion of "perfection" and "improvisation".
The road to AI is paved with good attentions.
2nd Quote of the Week 18 " The road to AI is paved with good attentions. " ― Alan Bipe Malaphorism triggered by the title of Gary Marcus' blog "The Road to AI We Can Trust".
Just because chatbots can't think doesn't mean they can't lie.
Quote of the Week 18 " Just because chatbots can't think doesn't mean they can't lie. " ― Maria Bustillos Triggered by the title of the article in The Nation covering the Internet Archive .