Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...book was published three years after ENIAC's birth, and at first glance his ideas would seem to draw strength from the computer age. That, at any rate, is the line Dennett takes in defending his teacher's school of thought. Dennett notes that AI is progressing, creating smart machines that process data somewhat the way human beings do. As this trend continues, he believes, it will become clearer that we're all machines, that Ryle's strict materialism was basically on target, that the mind-body problem is in principle solved. The title of Dennett's 1991 book says...
...feel confident going in," Clark said. "If we play as a team and play smart, we can definitely win this game...
Allen has been smart enough to surround himself with experienced professionals--Davis, cornetist Simon Wettenhall, trombonist Dan Barrett, bassist Greg Cohen, drummer John Gill and pianist Cynthia Sayer--who provide strong, sensitive backing to his clarinet leads. For more than two hours the band runs through an eclectic repertoire ranging from Dixieland standards and blues to pop and gospel numbers. There are few concessions to showmanship: Allen keeps his eyes closed and legs crossed most of the time, and his stage costume consists of the usual baggy green corduroys, plaid shirt, gray cardigan and the trademark black-rimmed glasses. Which...
...opponent into submission by nearly any means at his disposal--a knee to the groin, a stomp on the nose--is, when all is said and done, slightly wimpish. I certainly mean no disrespect to those who participate in Ultimate Fighting and may list their hobbies as "beating smart alecks to a pulp...
...gospel and even Celtic music to create smooth, genre-blending, articulate pop. "It is another bright entry into what has proved to be his brilliant career as a solo artist," says TIME's Christopher John Farley. "'Mercury Falling' stands out as his most consistently entertaining effort. The lyrics are smart but not self-consciously cerebral. These are songs that hit a little harder than the typical Top 40 tune: the clever 'I Hung My Head,' with its commanding horns and elevating keyboard work, tells the story of an accidental shooting, and could also be read as plea for gun control...