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Really inspiring. I really loved his comment about how there are always new opportunities and new waves for people to ride. This is something I've always person

by db1 10y ago

Really inspiring. I really loved his comment about how there are always new opportunities and new waves for people to ride. This is something I've always personally struggled with, the feeling that everything has already been done and that I've missed the boat. I guess a lot of these things are only obvious in hindsight. People are exploring all sorts of ideas right now, but it won't be obvious which ones are the winners and the losers until 10 years from now.

9erdelta 10y ago
Yeah I've been feeling behind the wave since I didn't hop on the VR bandwagon when Oculus was on Kickstarter. But Carmack and Abrash both repeatedly emphasized how much work there is to do in almost any presentation they give.
jacobolus 10y ago
Depending how far down the ladder you go, some ideas take longer than that. For example, geometric algebra, invented by Hermann Grassmann more than 150 years ago, is the biggest “new” idea in mathematical modeling of geometry, and it’ll probably take another 50 years more to percolate down throughout math education and physics and engineering practice.
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- 9erdelta 10y ago
  Do you have any interesting reads about geometric algebra being the "new" thing?
  - theoh 10y ago
    Not the parent poster, but I have some experience of geometric algebra being promoted as a superior language for geometric computing. This started for me in the first year of university with a tutor who was keen to introduce bivectors (a GA concept) though officially they weren't on the syllabus. (Bivectors can represent 3D angular momentum in a slightly more useful way than straight vectors.) David Hestenes was presented as a bit of a hero, the pioneer of GA for physics. It didn't stick for me. At Siggraph 2001 there were for the first time a couple of "GA for computer graphics" presentations given by Leo Dorst and Steve Mann. They were promoting GA as "the way" for doing geometric computations on computer. Dorst is an interesting and pleasant speaker and the apparent brashness of the "one true framework for geometric computing" claim didn't really colour his delivery of the presentation. Again, for me it just didn't stick, though the idea of a breakthrough in the design of geometric mathematics, with strong historical roots in the 19th C, was appealing. Since then the GA bandwagon has rolled gently on but I haven't seen any killer apps produced so far. http://www.geometricalgebra.net/ http://www.geometricalgebra.net/ http://www.cgl.uwaterloo.ca/smann/GABLE/SIGGRAPH01/ http://www.cgl.uwaterloo.ca/smann/GABLE/SIGGRAPH01/
hyperpallium 10y ago
Someone wrote about search engine early days before google, and how each time one came to the fore, they felt that that they were too late. Of course post-google, they really are too late! ...? BTW I've nver been able to find this post again, I think it was by one of the geocities or tripod guys.
- fny 10y ago
  Post-Google came DuckDuckGo.
  - kayoone 10y ago
    DDG albeit successful is still pretty niche though. It's not that they are a threat to Google.
    - hyperpallium 10y ago
      True, but shows there are still opportunities - even with a google.
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by db1 10y ago

9erdelta 10y ago

Yeah I've been feeling behind the wave since I didn't hop on the VR bandwagon when Oculus was on Kickstarter. But Carmack and Abrash both repeatedly emphasized how much work there is to do in almost any presentation they give.

jacobolus 10y ago

Depending how far down the ladder you go, some ideas take longer than that. For example, geometric algebra, invented by Hermann Grassmann more than 150 years ago, is the biggest “new” idea in mathematical modeling of geometry, and it’ll probably take another 50 years more to percolate down throughout math education and physics and engineering practice.

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9erdelta 10y ago
Do you have any interesting reads about geometric algebra being the "new" thing?
- theoh 10y ago
  Not the parent poster, but I have some experience of geometric algebra being promoted as a superior language for geometric computing. This started for me in the first year of university with a tutor who was keen to introduce bivectors (a GA concept) though officially they weren't on the syllabus. (Bivectors can represent 3D angular momentum in a slightly more useful way than straight vectors.) David Hestenes was presented as a bit of a hero, the pioneer of GA for physics. It didn't stick for me. At Siggraph 2001 there were for the first time a couple of "GA for computer graphics" presentations given by Leo Dorst and Steve Mann. They were promoting GA as "the way" for doing geometric computations on computer. Dorst is an interesting and pleasant speaker and the apparent brashness of the "one true framework for geometric computing" claim didn't really colour his delivery of the presentation. Again, for me it just didn't stick, though the idea of a breakthrough in the design of geometric mathematics, with strong historical roots in the 19th C, was appealing. Since then the GA bandwagon has rolled gently on but I haven't seen any killer apps produced so far. http://www.geometricalgebra.net/ http://www.geometricalgebra.net/ http://www.cgl.uwaterloo.ca/smann/GABLE/SIGGRAPH01/ http://www.cgl.uwaterloo.ca/smann/GABLE/SIGGRAPH01/

hyperpallium 10y ago

Someone wrote about search engine early days before google, and how each time one came to the fore, they felt that that they were too late. Of course post-google, they really are too late! ...? BTW I've nver been able to find this post again, I think it was by one of the geocities or tripod guys.

fny 10y ago
Post-Google came DuckDuckGo.
- kayoone 10y ago
  DDG albeit successful is still pretty niche though. It's not that they are a threat to Google.
  - hyperpallium 10y ago
    True, but shows there are still opportunities - even with a google.
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