Hofstadter: The entry is filled with inaccuracies, and it kind…

Hofstadter: The entry is filled with inaccuracies, and it kind of depresses me.
Solomon: So fix it.
Hofstadter: The next day someone will fix it back.

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On “Douglas Hofstadter ” article; Deborah Solomon, “The Mind Reader,” New York Times, (2007-04-01 )

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