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Absolutely, the second paragraph: "On the weekends, he’d take computers apart and put them back together, so he could understand how they work. He rarely recon
by SavantIdiot 5y ago
Absolutely, the second paragraph:
"On the weekends, he’d take computers apart and put them back together, so he could understand how they work. He rarely reconstructed them in the same way he dismantled them, though. For the joy of play and the pursuit of efficiency gains, he searched for new ways to reconfigure the machines. Every now and then, he’d find a performance improvement that even the designers didn’t consider."
I guess this sounds impressive to some people, but to someone in the field it is absolute nonsense. And it sets the stage for the rest of the article.
Here he gets all gatekeepy:
"Charlie Munger calls this the difference between “real knowledge” and “chauffeur knowledge.” "
Ugh. It just goes on:
"The alternative is Quantum Thinking, which is holding multiple contradictory ideas in your head at the same time. "
Aaaaand I'm done.
This type of writing is better suited to the self-congratulatory content over on Quillette.