We dont have better algorithms, we just have more data
My belief is that PowerPoint doesn't kill meetings. People kill meetings.
Using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table.
Simple models and a lot of data trump more elaborate models based on less data.
Pascal and C are special-purpose languages for manipulating the registers and memory of a von Neumann-style computer.
The people who hate SICP are the ones who just want to know how to drive their car on the highway, just like everyone else.