The Literature Network - Machines talk to machines.

Machines talk to machines.

Content courtesy of

From: Purchasing
Date: 20001222
Author:BULKELEY, MICHAEL

In The Devil's Dictionary (1911), u.s. journalist and short story writer Ambrose Bierce defines prophecy as "the art and practice of selling one's credibility for future delivery." In Mr. President, Part 2, William Hillman credits 33rd U.S. President Harry S. Truman with saying: "There's nothing new in the world except the history you don't know." A Tamil proverb says: "Learn about the future by looking at the past."

I'd rather predict the past than the future--it's much dearer. But since this vision is about 2010, I'll use the past as a point of departure.

Markets ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Other Articles on Ambrose Bierce

LONELINESS LURKED BEHIND BIERCE'S BARBED WIT.(COMMENTARY)(Review)

AMBROSE BIERCE AND HIS WICKED ONE-LINERS

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

Ambrose Bierce: Alone in Bad Company

Of the people, by the people ...(Ambrose Bierce )

Essential Bierce.(Essential Bierce: Selection of the Writings of Ambrose Bierce)(Brief article)(Book review)

War Without Glory - Ambrose Bierce's bitter, venomous stories look unflinchingly at war's hellish brutality and cruel ironies, contradicting traditional views.(Shadows of Blue and Gray: The Civil War Writings of Ambrose Bierce)(Book Review)

WAR TRANSFORMED WRITER'S IDEALISM INTO DISILLUSIONMENT.(Spotlight)(Review)

AMBROSE BIERCE: A SOLE SURVIVOR, BITS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY.(Review)

Find More Articles

About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.