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[T]he best material model of a cat is another, or preferably the same cat.

— Norbert Wiener Philosophy of Science (1945)

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We know that for a long time everything we do will be nothing more than the jumping off point for those who have the advantage of already being aware of our ultimate results.

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Any labor which competes with slave labor must accept the economic conditions of slave labor.

The Human Use of Human Beings (1950)

To live effectively is to live with adequate information.

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There are no answers, only cross-references.

A significant idea of organization cannot be obtained in a world in which everything is necessary and nothing is contingent'

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