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Weizenbaum is discussing the received doctrine of most computer scientists. Probably most of you think we are making "just tools" and that their end use is not our concern. As you …

See also his book "Computer Power and Human Reason." Quote: "The computer has thus begun to be an instrument for the destruction of history. For when society legitimates only those…

Computational Linguists are Biased Toward Computers, Say Happy Humans

I want a GIF of the Death Star blowing up Alderaan, under the entry for Common Lisp.

Previously discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2475210

For those who don't know: Ballblazer was a great game from Lucasfilm Games back in the 80's, for various 8-bit home gaming and computer systems. I've played it a bunch on the 7800 …

I also found a really interesting paper about UNIX, Lisp, and Ballblazer: http://www.langston.com/Papers/vidgam.pdf