R help - Dec 2005 - reference for a fortune quote

Hi, there is a quote in the fortunes package:

To paraphrase provocatively, `machine learning is statistics minus any
checking
of models and assumptions'.
   -- Brian D. Ripley (about the difference between machine learning and
      statistics)
      useR! 2004, Vienna (May 2004)


Was this statement made in a presentation? If so, would it be possible
to get a reference for the presentation?

Thanks,

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Alone, adj.: In bad company.
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Rajarshi Guha <rxg218 at psu.edu> writes:
> Hi, there is a quote in the fortunes package:
> 
> To paraphrase provocatively, `machine learning is statistics minus any
> checking
> of models and assumptions'.
>    -- Brian D. Ripley (about the difference between machine learning and
>       statistics)
>       useR! 2004, Vienna (May 2004)
> 
> 
> Was this statement made in a presentation? If so, would it be possible
> to get a reference for the presentation?
Was it really that hard to mine out for yourself?

http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/Conferences/useR-2004/Keynotes/Ripley.pdf

(slide 7 to be precise) and 

http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/Conferences/useR-2004/

for the conference itself.
 

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