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I'm leaving the basis up to you. Your responses here suggested you might have some sense, even if not especially structured. (I have my own framework, but lik
by dredmorbius 3y ago
I'm leaving the basis up to you. Your responses here suggested you might have some sense, even if not especially structured.
(I have my own framework, but like to see what other people come up with without prompting or suggestion.)
The "they laughed at Einstein" meme really wasn't what I was looking for.
- AlbertCory 3y agoI think I'll pass on that exercise, but thanks. Seriously. The meme was just about Survivor Bias, which people tend to suffer from when taking examples from history.
- dredmorbius 3y agoFair enough. If you're interested: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34853768 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34853768> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21867978 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21867978>. On survivorship: technology often functions as Wittgenstein's Ladder. Even failed branches are often critical in arriving at successful ones. Magnetic tape and LaserDisc both informed subsequent / parallel storage technologies: digital tape, spinning rust, and optical storage (CD, DVD, BluRay, etc.), as well as they hybrid magneto-optical format (somewhat dead now, but significant at the time).