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A swarm finds the solution people best agree upon. It optimizes collective support, whereas a poll tells us how we disagree. Louis B. Rosenberg

Best People Disagree Collective Tells Solution Finds Support How Poll Whereas Us Agree

UNU provides a continuous feedback loop of the group's preference for a choice, as well as its conviction. People are adjusting their levels of conviction based on the completeness of their own knowledge on the subject. Louis B. Rosenberg

Knowledge People Feedback Own Conviction Group Completeness Adjusting Well Loop Continuous Subject Provides Preference Choice Based Levels

Swarm intelligence is like a brain of brains. Louis B. Rosenberg

Intelligence Like Brain Brains

Feel provides an important channel of information. Louis B. Rosenberg

Important Channel Feel Provides Information

I tried a dozen different modifications that were rejected. But they all served as a path to the final design. Mikhail Kalashnikov

Path Design Final Tried Were Different Served Dozen Rejected

Life can make you do many things, even kiss a man with a runny nose. Mikhail Kalashnikov

Life You Man Kiss Make Nose Many Even Things

I had to gain experience as I did not have a technical education. Mikhail Kalashnikov

Education Experience Had Did Gain Technical

I was trying to perform as best as possible. I was a boy at the time, but worked well with the sickle. Mikhail Kalashnikov

Time Best Possible Perform Well Boy Trying Worked

Life is composed of different inventions. Mikhail Kalashnikov

Life Composed Inventions Different

Terrorists also want to use simple and reliable arms. Mikhail Kalashnikov

Simple Reliable Also Arms Terrorists Want Use

I have continued to work at different things, and rebuilt my home all by myself. I did it for the sake of satisfaction at doing something. I did it because I happened to be where I was. Mikhail Kalashnikov

Work Myself Home Something Because Doing Sake Continue Did Where Different Happened Different Things Satisfaction Rebuilt Things

The negative side is that sometimes it is beyond control. Mikhail Kalashnikov

Sometimes Negative Control Side Beyond

Any designer believes his gun is the best, and when its test performance is a bit less impressive compared to others, he feels bitterness and envy. Mikhail Kalashnikov

Best Envy Bitterness Gun Others Bit He Performance Feels Test His Impressive Any Less Compared Believes Designer

By an irony of fate, my first employment was as a draughtsman. I hated drawing; it was for me the very worst of annoyances. Fortunately, it was not long before I secured the position I sought, that of chief electrician to the telephone company. Nikola Tesla

Me Fate Long First Before Telephone Worst Drawing Secured Hated Employment Sought Very Chief Irony Fortunately Electrician Company Position

It frequently happens that two persons, reasoning right on a mechanical subject, think alike and invent the same thing without any communication with each other. Oliver Evans

Communication Invent Same Thing Think Other Alike Without Frequently Subject Same Any Happens Persons Reasoning Mechanical Each Right Thing Two

When the motor was completed and tested, we found that it would develop 16 horse power for a few seconds, but that the power rapidly dropped till, at the end of a minute, it was only 12 horse power. Orville Wright

Power Few Seconds Completed Rapidly Would Minute Only Horse Develop Dropped Till Tested Motor End Found

With twelve horse power at our command, we considered that we could permit the weight of the machine with operator to rise to 750 or 800 pounds, and still have as much surplus power as we had originally allowed for in the first estimate of 550 pounds. Orville Wright

In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had landed upon one wing, but the crushing of the wing had absorbed the shock, so that we were not uneasy about the motor in case of a landing of that kind. Orville Wright

Our Kind About Case Wing Had Absorb Gliding Crushing Were Motor Uneasy Shock Experiences Experiments Which Landed Landing Number

The course of the flight up and down was exceedingly erratic, partly due to the irregularity of the air, and partly to lack of experience in handling this machine. The control of the front rudder was difficult on account of its being balanced too near the center. Orville Wright

Experience Control Down Difficult Too Rudder Air Machine Exceedingly Balanced Partly Course Due Erratic Up Up And Down Account Handling Front Lack Being Center Flight Near

We were then satisfied that, with proper lubrication and better adjustments, a little more power could be expected. The completion of the motor according to drawing was, therefore, proceeded with at once. Orville Wright

Better Power Satisfied Once Completion Drawing Adjustment Proper More More Power Could Were Motor According Expected Little Then Therefore

The ability to do this so quickly was largely due to the enthusiastic and efficient services of Mr. C.E. Taylor, who did all the machine work in our shop for the first as well as the succeeding experimental machines. Orville Wright

Work First Our Machine Machines Ability Enthusiastic Well Due Quickly Efficient Did Shop Experimental Succeeding Taylor Who Largely Services

When the machine had been fastened with a wire to the track, so that it could not start until released by the operator, and the motor had been run to make sure that it was in condition, we tossed a coin to decide who should have the first trial. Wilbur won. Orville Wright

First Trial Machine Released Run Tossed Could Wire Had Until Make Track Sure Operator Been Condition Motor Won Decide Should Who Fastened Start Coin

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