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When I started reading my brain went straight to Von Neumann. Now I really want to read a fanfic about a story where John Von Neumann is invited to a Google int

• imglorp 4y ago
  Maybe not Von Neumann at google, but how about Feynman at Microsoft? https://sellsbrothers.com/12395 https://sellsbrothers.com/12395
  • moffkalast 4y ago
    > That statement is a tautology. This is giving me vietnam-style university flashbacks.
  • m463 4y ago
    > We are going to recommend you for immediate hiring into the marketing department. I am reminded of this Feynman story: https://longnow.org/essays/richard-feynman-connection-machine/ https://longnow.org/essays/richard-feynman-connection-machin...
  • JadeNB 4y ago
    > The people authorized to open manhole covers could easily be trained to do it safely. Funny as it is, I would like to think that someone famous for his role in the investigation of the Challenger disaster would never flippantly say that a dangerous situation doesn't matter because "people … could easily be trained to do it safely." The fact that people can be trained to do something properly doesn't mean that trained people won't still sometimes do it improperly.