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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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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There was never an `official' expansion of WAITS...
