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Ichthyic



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(Permalink) Posted: June 20 2006,13:27   

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'Thirst for knowledge' may be opium craving


http://www.physorg.com/news70030587.html

Dam*n!  that explains the addictive nature of PT.

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This preference for novel concepts also has evolutionary value, he added.

"The system is essentially designed to maximize the rate at which you acquire new but interpretable [understandable] information. Once you have acquired the information, you best spend your time learning something else.


...and this explains why creobots get so boring so quickly.

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