Word: tellingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...computer-written --a figure barely above that predicted by random chance. The computer's work was, to many, indistinguishable from that of the human authors. The standard method of judging whether a computer is conscious or not is whether it "acts conscious"--whether an observer would be unable to tell that its output came from a computer and not another human. Brutus.1 has by no means become a thinking writer, but if its product looks human to readers, it has somehow made up for whatever capacity of ingenuity it may lack...
...interest of disclosure, let me say that I love television. I grew up watching it, even spent several years working for a network. I continue to be a zealous consumer. Some people can deconstruct the tiniest movement of the stock market; I can tell you what happened last night on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In our house, the tube-to-people ratio is a hefty 3:2. I have the same respect for television that an avid deer hunter has for guns--in order to appreciate the pull of the medium, I think you first have to understand its firepower...
...much time alone in their bedroom with only Kermit the Frog and the offspring of Aaron Spelling to keep them company. So the first thing parents should do is take the TV out of a kid's room. Like computers, televisions should be where parents can at least tell if they are being used. Even those parents who choose not to monitor their kids' viewing (half the parents surveyed had no rules about TV) should at least know if the set is on. The data from this study show that television viewing is becoming an increasingly private, isolating activity, with...
...effort shouldn't go in only one direction. Kids should be encouraged to watch some of the shows their parents regularly watch, whether it's 60 Minutes, The Antiques Road Show or Gilligan's Island. They may tell you they're lame, but who knows? Your kid might be impressed that you know all the original plots to the shows on Nick at Nite. The point is, you--not the television--get to be the parent...
...Eric Pooley's report [REAL POLITICS, Nov. 8] on Al Gore's "groveling for votes" and Bill Bradley's "barely asking": I would ask, Just what is it that journalists want from politicians, anyway? The newshounds tell candidates who seem straitlaced and unemotional that they should loosen up. When the candidates try to connect more, they're seen as begging. For my money, I'd rather see a politician be himself, even if he is boring. We've had enough "personality" in the White House lately. I'd like to see someone who is actually interested in doing...