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Qualitatively, one is reminded of dead-beat controllers[1]. As a theoretical matter, "all unicorns are blue" is like a transfer function for a controller that
by smitty1e 7y ago
Qualitatively, one is reminded of dead-beat controllers[1].
As a theoretical matter, "all unicorns are blue" is like a transfer function for a controller that can move an elevator from the bottom of the Empire State Building to the top in 0.01 seconds. Connecting words is like solving a math problem.
Trying to locate that unicorn, or bringing that controller out of state space and into reality, one quickly realizes the non-existence of unicorns and that the energy applied to that elevator in order to meet the time requirement would vaporize the equipment.
Requirements and metadata need not meet the realities that apply to data.
[1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead-beat_control https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead-beat_control
- eru 7y agoThat's intriguing, but I'm a bit confused and don't really see the connection. Could you expand?
- smitty1e 7y agoMy point was that as long as we're cranking formulas or stringing words together, much can seem plausible. Hard reality does not always agree. Nor do HN moderators, apparently.
- Armisael16 7y agoThey may have simply not understood. I’ve read your post half a dozen times and I’m still not sure what you’re trying to say.
- smitty1e 7y agoMaybe I just suck like the blue unicorn.
- eru 7y agoI'm not sure there's any reality involved here? But when you are building arbitrary systems, some design choices give you simpler and more applicable systems than others.