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Also; engineers should be aware of genetic algorithms which work so well they are used by NASA ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolved_antenna http://en.wikipedi
by pi18n 14y ago
Also; engineers should be aware of genetic algorithms which work so well they are used by NASA ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolved_antenna http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolved_antenna ). Anyone who doesn't understand evolution is a fact is basically being willfully ignorant at this point.
- batista 14y agoOT, but: "[they] work so well they are used by NASA" is hardly an argument. NASA can also use piss poor technology. Remember that Challenger disaster? Plus, wasn't NASA that did the BS publicity stunt of the supposed discovery of "life based on arsenic"?
- api 14y agoThey've also been used to design analog-to-digital converters that work better than hand-designed A/D converters. The kicker is that we don't know exactly how they work, nor have we proven that they are "correct." But we've tested them enough that we're confident enough to ship them in products.