Tag Archives: Douglas Hofstadter

“Yields circularity when preceded by its quotation” …

yields circularity when preceded by its quotation. Today’s post takes us on a little circular tour of the internet, starting with: Grumpy Old Programmer (Mike Woodhouse) who returns from a long holiday from blogging to publish a nice little routine … Continue reading

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Two more letters

I can’t help feeling that I was a little unfair to Douglas Hofstadter in my last post, so as these were hypothetical letters, I will travel back in time, and send two more, enquiring whether a reductionist or a holistic … Continue reading

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A Tail of Two Letters …

… or the importance of being Douglas. I’m currently reading Douglas Hofstadter’s “I am a Strange Loop”, which has reminded me of two hypothetical imaginary letters that I never sent (and now never will) to Mr Hofstadter and Douglas Adams. … Continue reading

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