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I think the way the Celestial Reference Frame Department does things might be old-fashioned. With new tech like blockchain for decentralized coordination, or m

I think the way the Celestial Reference Frame Department does things might be old-fashioned. With new tech like blockchain for decentralized coordination, or machine learning algorithms that can process astronomical data more accurately and quickly, there might be better and easier ways to do celestial referencing. It might be time for a change to keep up with these new advancements.

pif 3y ago
> machine learning algorithms Machine learning algorithms are good for cheaper replacement of cheap customer service agents, but they are not trustable. For important things (and having accurate and precise time is an important thing) you need to know in advance that the task will be completed correctly; you actually need to know why it will be completed correctly. Anything based exclusively on old data, with no formal model, simply cannot give you any guarantee.
d-z-m 3y ago
> With new tech like blockchain for decentralized coordination Can you elaborate on the applicability of the blockchain to CRFD's mission? They don't seem to be in the business of decentralized coordination.
- twic 3y ago
  Decentralisation would be better achieved with CRDTs, because that already sounds like CRFD.
aragilar 3y ago
What exactly do you think they do? I'm not sure how you think blockchain helps anything, nor what you think you're comparing machine learning with.
SiempreViernes 3y ago
You really should put in a sarcasm marker for content like this, there's no way to tell if you're serious.
- itronitron 3y ago
  Yeah, otherwise we can't know whether to laugh with or laugh at
throwbadubadu 3y ago
What do blockchains help for coordination (among three players btw, as other posts point out, why even decentralized)? What is wrong with the current proven algorithms/approach doing the celestial referencing (which is not rocket science btw)? How would machine learning help and overcome the necessary accuracy and certainty needed here? To summarize: OMFG!!!11 Or you just buzzwording bot?
keepamovin 3y ago
God doesn't roll blockchain...
- h2odragon 3y ago
  Are we sure? Think that may be why "time" is such an intransigent thing to work with.
  - keepamovin 3y ago
    Not sure, I think hash functions could be deeply connected with the Inner Workings. Maybe time is a merkle tree...just kidding, but who knows? It's all a big mystery. He could roll blockchain. But who knows? I just think there'd be a more elegant concept :) haha
loondri 3y ago
This was a sarcasm btw
- twic 3y ago
  Put a quarter in your ass, because you Poe'd yourself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

pif 3y ago

> machine learning algorithms Machine learning algorithms are good for cheaper replacement of cheap customer service agents, but they are not trustable. For important things (and having accurate and precise time is an important thing) you need to know in advance that the task will be completed correctly; you actually need to know why it will be completed correctly. Anything based exclusively on old data, with no formal model, simply cannot give you any guarantee.

d-z-m 3y ago

> With new tech like blockchain for decentralized coordination Can you elaborate on the applicability of the blockchain to CRFD's mission? They don't seem to be in the business of decentralized coordination.

twic 3y ago
Decentralisation would be better achieved with CRDTs, because that already sounds like CRFD.

aragilar 3y ago

What exactly do you think they do? I'm not sure how you think blockchain helps anything, nor what you think you're comparing machine learning with.

SiempreViernes 3y ago

You really should put in a sarcasm marker for content like this, there's no way to tell if you're serious.

itronitron 3y ago
Yeah, otherwise we can't know whether to laugh with or laugh at

throwbadubadu 3y ago

What do blockchains help for coordination (among three players btw, as other posts point out, why even decentralized)? What is wrong with the current proven algorithms/approach doing the celestial referencing (which is not rocket science btw)? How would machine learning help and overcome the necessary accuracy and certainty needed here? To summarize: OMFG!!!11 Or you just buzzwording bot?

keepamovin 3y ago

God doesn't roll blockchain...

h2odragon 3y ago
Are we sure? Think that may be why "time" is such an intransigent thing to work with.
- keepamovin 3y ago
  Not sure, I think hash functions could be deeply connected with the Inner Workings. Maybe time is a merkle tree...just kidding, but who knows? It's all a big mystery. He could roll blockchain. But who knows? I just think there'd be a more elegant concept :) haha

loondri 3y ago

This was a sarcasm btw

twic 3y ago
Put a quarter in your ass, because you Poe'd yourself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law