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Insofar as naming things is basically applied category theory, I'd trust a mathematician to name a set of products more tersely and understandably than I would

Insofar as naming things is basically applied category theory, I'd trust a mathematician to name a set of products more tersely and understandably than I would an English major.

ysofunny 3y ago
I'm running a contest in my head: "which academic discipline can transfer more information with less text" so far it's a close race between philosophers and mathematicians. I'll take your comment as a vote in favor of mathematicians
- chatmasta 3y ago
  I don't think philosophers should even be in the running for this title. They write way too many words when few do trick.
  - ysofunny 3y ago
    but talking is part of the contest (I should not have said it was about "text"; nonetheless academia still maintains an oral tradition in teaching and thesis defenses) so while written philosophy is verbose, philosophers talking can "transfer" a lot of "meaning" with short sentence whereas mathematicians will likely need to talk for a very long time for what they can write down in a short terse equation
  - thfuran 3y ago
    Who do the few words trick? Why do the philosophers wait for that before writing their many words?
- sirsinsalot 3y ago
  Classical musicians. Lots of information with very few symbols nevermind text.
iopq 3y ago
A math major named this monitor: https://www.viewsonic.com/eu/products/sheet/VX2758-2KP-MHD https://www.viewsonic.com/eu/products/sheet/VX2758-2KP-MHD
- yakshaving_jgt 3y ago
  …I don't understand? VX2758-2KP-MHD is a fairly commonly used word in the Polish language.
  - sirsinsalot 3y ago
    It is even my surname!
- chatmasta 3y ago
  It's unique and easily searchable when I want documentation specific to that product. And when deciding which monitor to buy, I can focus on comparing the technical specifications rather than relying on some heuristics based on how the name "feels" to me.
  - iopq 3y ago
    I would rather name it the 2020-27in-QHD-IPS-144Hz

Insofar as naming things is basically applied category theory, I'd trust a mathematician to name a set of products more tersely and understandably than I would an English major.

ysofunny 3y ago

I'm running a contest in my head: "which academic discipline can transfer more information with less text" so far it's a close race between philosophers and mathematicians. I'll take your comment as a vote in favor of mathematicians

chatmasta 3y ago
I don't think philosophers should even be in the running for this title. They write way too many words when few do trick.
- ysofunny 3y ago
  but talking is part of the contest (I should not have said it was about "text"; nonetheless academia still maintains an oral tradition in teaching and thesis defenses) so while written philosophy is verbose, philosophers talking can "transfer" a lot of "meaning" with short sentence whereas mathematicians will likely need to talk for a very long time for what they can write down in a short terse equation
- thfuran 3y ago
  Who do the few words trick? Why do the philosophers wait for that before writing their many words?
sirsinsalot 3y ago
Classical musicians. Lots of information with very few symbols nevermind text.

iopq 3y ago

A math major named this monitor: https://www.viewsonic.com/eu/products/sheet/VX2758-2KP-MHD https://www.viewsonic.com/eu/products/sheet/VX2758-2KP-MHD

yakshaving_jgt 3y ago
…I don't understand? VX2758-2KP-MHD is a fairly commonly used word in the Polish language.
- sirsinsalot 3y ago
  It is even my surname!
chatmasta 3y ago
It's unique and easily searchable when I want documentation specific to that product. And when deciding which monitor to buy, I can focus on comparing the technical specifications rather than relying on some heuristics based on how the name "feels" to me.
- iopq 3y ago
  I would rather name it the 2020-27in-QHD-IPS-144Hz