唯一不变的是变化,持续的变化,不可避免的变化,这是当今社会的主导因素。任何明智的决策都必须考虑到世界现在的样子,以及世界未来的样子。
The only constant is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
我写作是为了发现自己所想。
那些自认为被上天选中的人们不喜欢谈及痛苦的取舍抉择。他们喜欢谈论幸福感满满的解决方案,从而可以根除整个的问题,至少在他们的想象里。
The present state of the system of nature is evidently a consequence of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.
I find I'm so excited. I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border.I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope.
The concept of NP-completeness has provided a powerful tool for understanding the complexity of computational problems.