Briefly, to program it requires an absolute understanding of how all 65,536 processors are interconnected.

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Eighty percent of Americans with HIV do not know they are infected.

Eighty percent of Americans with HIV do not know they are infected.

The Connection Machine was the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It is a complex...

The Connection Machine was the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It is a complex...

One out of every 100 American men is HIV positive. The rate of infection has...

One out of every 100 American men is HIV positive. The rate of infection has...

I dropped out of high school four times between the ages of 12 to 17.

I dropped out of high school four times between the ages of 12 to 17.

I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy...

I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy...

Due to financial reasons, I dropped out of school after eight years of formal schooling.

Due to financial reasons, I dropped out of school after eight years of formal schooling.

Because I am not formally trained in the medical sciences, I can bring in new...

Because I am not formally trained in the medical sciences, I can bring in new...

First, I identify an analogous problem in nature and borrow from it.

First, I identify an analogous problem in nature and borrow from it.

During the week that I arrived in the United States, I saw an airport, used...

During the week that I arrived in the United States, I saw an airport, used...

The Connection Machines owned by the United States government laboratories were made available to me...

The Connection Machines owned by the United States government laboratories were made available to me...

I preferred to study those subjects that were of interest to me.

I preferred to study those subjects that were of interest to me.

The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong.

The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong.

I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer.

I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer.

Because I believe that humans are computers, I conjectured that computers, like people, can have...

Because I believe that humans are computers, I conjectured that computers, like people, can have...

The 65,536 processors were inside the Connection Machine.

The 65,536 processors were inside the Connection Machine.

My focus is not on solving nature's deeper mysteries. It is on using nature's deeper...

My focus is not on solving nature's deeper mysteries. It is on using nature's deeper...

When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight years...

When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight years...

The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom.

The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom.

Seeing the first question on a test and thinking, 'Yup...I'm screwed.'

Seeing the first question on a test and thinking, 'Yup...I'm screwed.'

Maintaining order in the classrooms has never been easy [and] it is evident that the...

Maintaining order in the classrooms has never been easy [and] it is evident that the...