#@pickover

"The question of whether Machines Can Think... is about as relevant as the question of whether Submarines Can Swim." ~Edsger Dijkstra, "The threats to computing science," 1984 https://t.co/N9UKpUSIUU – http://twitter.com/pickover/status/1375209040725303300 – @pickover

Today, I heard an unusual phrase on CNN: "fifth-dimensional, intradimensional, extraterrestrial bipedal bird aliens called blue avians." That's not a phrase I'd expect to hear on CNN. CNN Source: https://t.co/8sar4zY2Ym Image: https://t.co/nBJaLKWhk7 https://t.co/FYm933U2Pp – http://twitter.com/pickover/status/1355590697349472257 – @pickover

The awakening. Source: https://t.co/K041V1jILL https://t.co/GQYv4nbC74 – http://twitter.com/pickover/status/1330948424016031745 – @pickover

Imagine a romantic candlelit dinner. You have the power of reading the mind of your partner, and just when you think the person is thinking of you, you see this. https://t.co/5ErDRemFjM https://t.co/G9VZOIDcJp – http://twitter.com/pickover/status/1284954014917042177 – @pickover

Humor on a sign. https://t.co/u4MzvE9I7u – http://twitter.com/pickover/status/1243177132056104960 – @pickover

ATP synthase, an amazing nanoscale machine, links two rotary motors to generate ATP. https://t.co/iLi7iUeKQJ https://t.co/V4Cl9ds8He – http://twitter.com/pickover/status/1215450092183879680 – @pickover

Shiver in ecstasy. We live in a year that is the sum of the squares of four consecutive prime numbers. https://t.co/O0qEmdSeUx – http://twitter.com/pickover/status/1213847721251164166 – @pickover

Minerals that make us dream. Sunset Fire Opal. Source: https://t.co/oR3MKe6kPb https://t.co/5q3k1ELPdv – http://twitter.com/pickover/status/1210317991591718912 – @pickover