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> rather than the wheels for the mind that Steve Jobs envisioned. Proper quote, for those confused: "I read a study that measured the efficiency of locomotion
by GuiA 9y ago
> rather than the wheels for the mind that Steve Jobs envisioned.
Proper quote, for those confused:
"I read a study that measured the efficiency of locomotion for various species on the planet. The condor used the least energy to move a kilometer. Humans came in with a rather unimpressive showing about a third of the way down the list....That didn't look so good, but then someone at Scientific American had the insight to test the efficiency of locomotion for a man on a bicycle and a man on a bicycle blew the condor away. That's what a computer is to me: the computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with. It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds.”
- hyperpallium 9y agooblig. Bikes need road infrastructure, or at the very least, a path cleared of trees/underbrush (though less efficient). Condors don't.
- Pulcinella 9y agoPretty sure Condors need a clear path. You usually don't see them flying below the tree tops low to the ground.