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From what I read in The Dream Machine, Shannon sounded like a super cool guy. I love the fact that he talked down the overhype of his own field: https://news.yc
by kaycebasques 2y ago
From what I read in The Dream Machine, Shannon sounded like a super cool guy. I love the fact that he talked down the overhype of his own field: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41972922 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41972922
- jll29 2y agoI'm still reading it, but apparently he stopped talking to his own mother forever after she refused to give him a cookie intended for guests.
- sourcepluck 2y agoFinally, a human being brave enough to take cookies as seriously as they deserve.
- awanderingmind 2y agoThat was an interesting (and short!) read. Most of what he wrote is applicable to ML/AI today. A direct link to the pdf for those too lazy to click twice: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=1056774 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=1056774