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I 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 hi
by AlbertCory 3y ago
I 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).