Random Analogies
Human Mind
a: Human MInd ~
b: Computer NOT!
What: "People who believe that the mind can be replicated on a computer tend to explain the mind in terms of a computer. When theorizing about the mind, especially to outsiders but also to one another, defenders of artificial intelligence (AI) often rely on computational concepts." --
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Writer: Ari N. Schulman
LCC: Q
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Date: Apr 11 2010 7:17 AM
# 372 Critique Analogy
High Frequency Traders
a: High frequency trader ~
b: a tennis player at the net
What: "High frequency traders are like tennis players at the net. It's high risk and very fast. They're in and out in a minute, spotting price anomalies, holding positions for 30 seconds and up to two minutes," .... The linked article about stock trading and hormones.
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Writer: John M. Coates
LCC: H
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Date: Jan 25 2011 1:42 AM
# 758 Critique Analogy
Glock
a: Glock ~
b: the proverbial "little black dress
What: "A Glock is like the proverbial "little black dress." - Every woman should have one."
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Writer: Amelia
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Date: Jan 19 2011 10:43 AM
# 775 Critique Analogy
Useless?
a: A lobbyist ~
b: like an appendix
What: "OK, maybe I'm being a little hard on lobbyists, but I think a lobbyist is like an appendix: You never know just how little you need it until it gets taken out."
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Writer: Joey Kennedy
LCC: JA
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Date: Apr 7 2012 3:40 PM
# 1815 Critique Analogy
