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by memling 3y ago
> I agree, a lightbulb went off for me when it was put that way. I still wonder though, is it just a semantic trick, saying an infinity can't be indexed. I get that if you have all positive decimal numbers, you can't decide wha
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by memling 3y ago
> But the idea is that some sets can’t be indexed. This is a fantastic way to put this. Maybe it's a common way of talking about uncountable infinities, but this is a more intuitive way to lead someone through the problem, I think.
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by memling 4y ago
Since margin is notoriously low on vehicles, OEMs strive to shave pennies in cost. While I'm also skeptical that we'll have a no-frills EV in the future, too, I suspect it's because monetizing transportation data will outweig
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by memling 4y ago
Think "weddinsday," and it might make more sense. I hear that mostly from British-English speakers though.
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by memling 4y ago
Vowels were a later addition to many semitic languages as one example. Not sure that it would work so well in tonal or vowel-heavy languages but information is denser in consonants (no real surprise, I guess, given that they outnumber vowel
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by memling 4y ago
> That said, I believe that you understand and agree with my point that scientists have adopted an implicit philosophy. Before getting to the main body, this was precisely the point I was making in my original response. That is exactly
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by memling 4y ago
> Let's start with the idea, "If all A's are B's, then there is no information contained in 'x is a B' that is not also contained in 'x is an A'." All humans are primates, but not all primates
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by memling 4y ago
> To the extent that all people are considered philosophers, the claim that person X is a philosopher is meaningless If ideas had no consequences, this might be true; but since ideas do have consequences, this is probably not true. >
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by memling 4y ago
> The comment advocated that scientists should profess to be philosophers. This context is helpful, thanks. I didn't advocate anything. I said that it bothers me is that (some) scientists profess not to be philosophers. This is be
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by memling 4y ago
> Philosophers professing to be scientists has been troubling me more and more the past few years. Scientists professing not to be philosophers has been troubling me more and more the past few years.
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by memling 4y ago
We flip every other utensil to help with this. Genrally works great.
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by memling 4y ago
> a merge sort We use a bucket sort. My wife grudgingly conceded it was faster and doesn't hate doing the dishes as much as she used to (but I still do them most frequently).
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by memling 4y ago
Not conclusive, but Luther uses the word Bild in his translation of Genesis 1. That it may have had or acquired the meaning pretty easily given the Bible's formative currency in those years.
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by memling 4y ago
FOOF is my favorite. Come for an analysis of Streng's papers and stay for Satan's kimchee.
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by memling 4y ago
> Metrology is really fascinating. It really is. I have some small experience with the industry, an acquaintance I didn't expect to have. The engineering that goes into metrology-grade measurement is incredible.
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by memling 4y ago
> Have to point out, though, it seems the one place where everything isn't toxic seems to be (certain forms of) orgnanised religion. Perhaps what we are seeing is a generalization of religion in which certain aspects of social conce
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by memling 4y ago
I've had the luxury, perhaps outside of the first job, of looking for work while I have work. This makes it a bit easier to be targeted in my approach, so it might not work for everyone. But I use a resume to apply for a job, so ever
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by memling 4y ago
Thanks for passing this along. Carrier's innovations in the work of Bayesian inference applied to history are interesting and definitely worth exploring in greater detail. It's been a fun rabbit hole to go down!
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by memling 4y ago
For the interested do you have a set of sources?
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by memling 4y ago
> Faithfulness to an imagined "original text" is often asked for, often attempted, but wholly futile. I think this overstates the case, especially when it comes to the text of the Bible. Thousands of variants exist, but this is
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by memling 4y ago
The critical apparatus on the NET Bible is massive. The notes are well worth reading and probably unparalleled for anyone interested in ancient document translation.
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by memling 4y ago
Of the unencumbered versions, Young's Literal is popular, although stilted. He used the Textus Receptus and Masoretic Text. Its age means it hasn't kept up with modern discoveries, however. If you have some facility with the origi
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by memling 4y ago
Entirely possible. I don't know that he was rationalizing as much as passing on accepted wisdom. Undoubtedly escaping depends on more than one variable.
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by memling 4y ago
I worked with an older african american many years ago who in his own words grew up in the ghetto. He told me once that, "If we don't beat our kids at home the cops will do it in the street." Not advocating either way, but th
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by memling 4y ago
This is simpler but tends to favor the wealthy because such taxes do not impose the same burden proportionately. Moreover the poor rarely invest--I think 401k uptake is only 50% in the US?--and would in present circumstances be challenged t
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by memling 4y ago
Relevant: https://www.reddit.com/r/bestoflegaladvice/comments/ki9gb1/i...
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by memling 4y ago
The friction stir weld!
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by memling 4y ago
> listening to sales had reminded me of my grandmother. Why?
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by memling 4y ago
I had always thought it was just what he said every single time he had to moderate.
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by memling 4y ago
> I go looking in the top "file - edit - view - [...]" menus for things that used to be there, find them absent, and then have to go play Where's Waldo in the damn ribbon. My experience in Word improved dramatically the da

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