"In fact, there was general agreement that minds can exist on nonbiological substrates and that algorithms are of central importance to the existence of minds."

-- Vernor Vinge

#Agreement Quotes #Mind Quotes #Algorithms Quotes

“I have decided to end my participation in public affairs and to resign my role as premier of Quebec.”
“I think I'd be a million times more successful and more iconic if I was a singer in the '40s. I'd be allowed a level of mystery, and I think I'd suit that decade.”
“My life is a blunt to the head, a prayer for the dead, Run around hustlin...scared of the feds. They said death is eternal sleep, But the only thing is you ain't really sure if you prepared for the bed.”
“I've discovered most Christians don't know what to do with difficult situations because they have bought into the lie that God owes us (for our good behaviour). The reality of life is that if you live long enough you are going to bleed, cry and hurt. AND God is still God IN that.”
“The happiness of the drop is to die in the river.”
“One thing we didn't know in 1996 is that it's very, very difficult, if not impossible, to sustain a culture with online advertising.”
“Scarcity of self value cannot be remedied by money, recognition, affection, attention or influence.”
“I haven't lost my head yet.”

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