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> there's a power-law dropoff in interestingness along any predictable sequence brilliant quote. is there a name for this, or did you just make it up on the sp
by purplecats 5y ago
> there's a power-law dropoff in interestingness along any predictable sequence
brilliant quote. is there a name for this, or did you just make it up on the spot?
- dang 5y agoIt's a point I've been trying to make for a while (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20power%20law%20dropoff&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...) but that particular wording just came to me. Related concepts, if anyone's interested: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=follow-up%20by%3Adang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=can%27t%20predict%20sequence%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor... https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=curiosity%20repetition%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so...
- purplecats 5y agoFirst application that comes to mind when trying to internalize this concept is drug usage.