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He may just be quick at executing the Doomsday algorithm - neurotypical here, but I enjoyed learning this trick, and you can too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
by mrdmnd 9y ago
He may just be quick at executing the Doomsday algorithm - neurotypical here, but I enjoyed learning this trick, and you can too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_rule
- corpMaverick 9y agoBut, did he come up with the algorithm himself? That sounds as impressive. I wonder if you can do that with a ML supervised neural net.
- nicoburns 9y agoIt wouldn't surprise me. I'm probably somewhere on the autistic spectrum, and I frequently surprised people with my ability to do some tasks as a child. (equally there were some that I was expected to be able to do that I wasn't very good at).
- hunta2097 9y agoI've tried to get to explain to me how he does it, he can't. He can also recite the US and UK release dates for most kids films (he learns them from Wikipedia)... and then he can subsequently tell you the day of the week!! Most of his tricks are based on his amazing memory, he recites long sections from film and TV shows years after watching them.
- pas 9y ago> I've tried to get to explain to me how he does it, he can't. That doesn't mean his brain haven't developed the same algorithm for it. The brain is exceptional at noticing patterns. Some people's brains are very preoccupied with numbers, and abstract data. (Some people like spotting license plates, some can't even look away.)