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To draw too many parallels here would be like comparing stick figures to still life paintings and proclaiming "They're both flowers!" While it might be true you
by jimfleming 8y ago
To draw too many parallels here would be like comparing stick figures to still life paintings and proclaiming "They're both flowers!" While it might be true you won't learn much about still life paintings from stick figures.
At best this research says something about the task of navigation and optimal representations for that task rather than anything profound about neural networks other than they can both optimize for some task—which should surprise no one.
- chiefalchemist 8y agoThings get over-stated because there would be nothing worthy of publishing otherwise. It's the same (f'd up) model that drives the MSM, etc. The Internet...access to all the information in the world; most of which isn't new or worth knowing about. Bring a shovel. You're gonna need it.
- dmix 8y agoJust because it's not some profound connection doesn't mean the analogy isn't interesting in itself. The author maybe should have toned it down but it was still interesting and blog post worthy IMO.
- chiefalchemist 8y agoPerhaps. But why overblow it? That makes me suspect. I confess, I've spent far too many cycles reading "interesting" things only to have close to no memory of them 2 or 3 days later. My conclusion? Novelty does not equal an increase in the quality of my life. That's not to discount (less impactful) entertainment; only to say (that for me) interesting isn't enough any moew, it's too often not worth the time suck.
- airstrike 8y agoThere are literally dozens of us who feel the same way, yet I for one am still looking for a way to cope.
- abakker 8y agoBack in the old days, people paid for this. I don’t mean to sound snarky, but in a small way, coping with the novelty is my job (as an industry analyst) and some people chose to pay for that. If you need to know, but can’t cope, then you pay someone else to do it who can specialize. This does not solve the problem of things that get published which you don’t need to know and which flood your everyday life. I can’t help but feel that that is an intrinsic part of the internet- Both a feature and a bug.
- chiefalchemist 8y agoIf you're still on FB, I use groups __a lot__. If there's a topic I enjoy, I put a bunch of my friens into it, and then hope for quality sharea. Mainly though, I'm just trying to be more mindful. I have to ask myself "is this __really__ worth my time?" Finally, more (print) books and print mags.
- dbasedweeb 8y agoI think the formula has to be interesting + relevant x challenging = memorable. Trivial novelty is empty, difficult novelty is empty, but difficult, relevant novelty is enriching. If I had to work for knowledge which relates to a broader schema, I find it never goes away.
- chiefalchemist 8y agoThat's how the brain operates: No pain. No gain. I sometimes wonder if the UX mantra "don't make me think" is best. It could be said another way as "make it unmemorable." Sure there are times that's good. But there are plenty where it's not. We all fall for "oh. I'll remember that." But we don't. Whwn we work to attain something the brain is wired to value it more.
- zitterbewegung 8y agoYea same thing happened with fractal patterns and nebula's in deep space 20 years ago. (Also neurons too)
- xaedes 8y agoAny source or keywords to look for this?
- zitterbewegung 8y agohttp://fractalfoundation.org/OFC/OFC-1-6.html http://fractalfoundation.org/OFC/OFC-1-6.html