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.
We dont have better algorithms, we just have more data
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.
Using PowerPoint is like having a loaded AK-47 on the table.
More data beats clever algorithms, but better data beats more data.