Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner
imagined by outsiders. Instead, its steps forward (and sometimes
backward) are often very human events in which personalities and
cultural traditions play major roles.
-- James D. Watson
imagined by outsiders. Instead, its steps forward (and sometimes
backward) are often very human events in which personalities and
cultural traditions play major roles.
-- James D. Watson
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[XEROX PARC] A small, perhaps struggling
outsider;
not in the major or even the minor leagues. For example... - COMPUTER:
An electronic entity which performs sequences of useful steps in a
totally understandable,
rigorously logical manner. If you believe this, see... - Governments must ensure that their major cities receive the financial support they need in order to thrive,
because it is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural... - It's necessary to be slightly underemployed if you are to do
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James D.... - dirtball: [XEROX PARC] n. A small, perhaps struggling outsider;
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Anne... - My message is not that biological determinists were bad scientists or
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[techspeak; from `by one's bootstraps'] To
load and initialize the operating system on a machine.
This usage is no longer jargon (having passed into... - WAITS:: /wayts/ n. The mutant cousin of {{TOPS-10}} used on a
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esp. one that is buggy or only marginally functional... - Full many a gem of purest ray serene
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--
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