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...Crimson squad can easily be likened to some sort of sophisticated computer system. Stowell only needs to punch in the name of Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace and out come ten points in the long jump and triple jump. He presses another button and Sam Butler places first in the high and 440 yard hurdles. A third selection and Jay Hughes takes the hammer throw and shot...
...earphones. "My name is Leachim," said the robot. "You are doing Segment 10. Try to follow my directions carefully. If a classmate drops a pin on the floor, what would you pick it up with? Answer A: a screwdriver. Answer B: pliers. Answer C: a wrench. " Lisa punched button B on Leachim's chest. "You are correct," said the robot. "Pliers will help you lift and squeeze things." "He's very polite," says Lisa. "He says 'thank you' and 'please...
...people in many fields, who may or may not agree with the SWP's political views, have seen fit to endorse the suit as well. These sponsors include: Eric Bentley, the Berrigans, Noam Chomsky, Rep. Ron Dellums (D-Calif.), Daniel Ellsberg, Jules Feiffer (who has also designed a PRDF button), Erich Fromm, Ruth Gage-Colby, Dick Gregory, Eugene McCarthy, Arthur Miller, Norman Mailer (though not Maxwell Taylor), Gloria Steinem, I.F. Stone, George Wald, George Novack and many others...
...also said that the "fail-safe" mechanisms of machines employed at the Harvard-affiliated hospitals are doubly safe since they have a "dead man's switch" in addition to the usual "panic button...