smb@ulysses.UUCP (08/21/83)
Douglas Hofstadter is the subject of today's N.Y. Times Magazine cover story. The article is worth reading, though not, of course, particularly deep technically. Among the points made: that Hofstadter is not held in high regard by many AI workers, because they regard him as a popularizer without any results to back up his theories.
colonel@sunybcs.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) (12/26/85)
As long as we're on the subject, does anybody know the real author of
the parody "Gershwin, Euler, Bosch: A Boring Ghastly Effusion, by Bugless
G. Eggbeater"?
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BI: csdsicher@sunyabvakay@warwick.UUCP (Kay Dekker) (01/04/86)
In article <2663@sunybcs.UUCP> colonel@sunybcs.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) writes: >As long as we're on the subject, does anybody know the real author of >the parody "Gershwin, Euler, Bosch: A Boring Ghastly Effusion, by Bugless >G. Eggbeater"? What/where is this parody? I'd like to read it. Kay. PS: Happy 1986 to you all. -- This .signature void where prohibited by law ...ukc!warwick!kay
masrani@calgary.UUCP (Roy Masrani) (01/05/86)
> In article <2663@sunybcs.UUCP> colonel@sunybcs.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) writes: > >As long as we're on the subject, does anybody know the real author of > >the parody "Gershwin, Euler, Bosch: A Boring Ghastly Effusion, by Bugless > >G. Eggbeater"? > What/where is this parody? I'd like to read it. > > Kay. Reminds me of the joke references: Gebstadter, Egbert B. Copper, Silver, Gold: an Indestructible Mettalic Alloy. Perth: Acidic books, 1979. "A formidable hodge-podge, turgid and confused-yet remarkably similar to the present work. Professor Gebstadter's Shandean digressions include some excellent examples of indirect self-reference. Of particular interest is a reference in its well-annotated bibliography to an isomorphic, but imaginary book" [GEB, p748]. and Gebstadter, Egbert B. Thetamagical Memas: Seeking the Whence of Letter and Spirit. Perth:Acidic Books, 1985. "A curious pot-pourri, bloated and muddled-yet remarkably similar to the present work. This is a collection of Gebstadter's monthly rows in Literary Australian together with a few other articles, all with prescripts. Gebstadter is well known for his love of twisty analogies, such as this one (unfortunately not found in his book): 'Egbert Gebstadter is the Egbert Gebstadter of indirect self reference'" [Mathemagical Themas, 1985].