odyssey7

33 ms·

601.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Ha, the scientists would do well to avoid promoting exact correspondences between the models used by everyday people and their own specialist ones. Somewhere there will always be an exception or a divergence of practices between these group
602.
by odyssey7 3y ago
I'd be interested in seeing an analysis that traces the programming language paths built into university curricula and how those paths have tended to change over the years. The weakening of theory components is also of interest. My sen
603.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Well, it's up to the reader to follow the implications. But the industry does hold sway in the design of university curricula, sometimes to the disappointment of academics, and this is nothing new. For example, back in 2001, Dijkstra e
604.
by odyssey7 3y ago
This could be surprising, but the scenario already exists in production. In JavaScript's strict mode, Safari applies tail call optimization, but systems relying on V8 don't. To illustrate, the following code causes a stack overflo
605.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Interesting, why would adding an optimize this keyword to JavaScript be better?
606.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Nice! Is there hope that V8 will also support proper tail calls in JavaScript? Update: The ticket for v8 to support JavaScript tail call optimization remains open but hasn’t been updated in a couple years. https://bugs.chromium.o
607.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Hmm, “Pythia.” No etymological link to “pithy?”
608.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Alas, the focus is on optimizing job placement at graduation, so intellectually engaging choices are lower priority. We’re in a situation where CS departments are incentivized to spend every year that a student is in school optimizing their
609.
by odyssey7 3y ago
This reminds me of the recent discussion about adulterated turmeric. The Economist, how to stop turmeric from killing people: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/11/02/how-to-stop-tur... Hacker News p
610.
by odyssey7 3y ago
“Under this system, an hour in the summer is longer than an hour in the winter, reflecting the fact that ‘being able to work during daylight was crucial’” I would be open to trying this as an alternative to daylight savings time.
611.
by odyssey7 3y ago
These are insightful. The question about classifying phenomena as "fire" reminds me of Plato's forms. It's about how the human cognitive system divvies up the world into abstract models, more than it's about the und
612.
by odyssey7 3y ago
What causes a neuron to perform its functions if it isn't some brain? The answer would likely be physics, and I would say that first-person experience is fundamental in the physics if it exists at all.
613.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Cells, tissues, and organs undertake a variety of self-maintenance behaviors without the direction of the brain. Although low-level behaviors like these are abundant, high-level examples also exist, like when an arm pulls away from a hot st
614.
by odyssey7 3y ago
It's possible that every component of an organism is recursively its own sentient system. In symbiosis, each component's first-person experience directs coordinating behavior for mutual benefit, though each component may be unable
615.
by odyssey7 3y ago
The trouble I see is that I don't believe that an entirely novel fundamental physical phenomenon could be created by the interaction of other fundamental physical phenomena. Fundamental phenomena would either exist or not exist, includ
616.
by odyssey7 3y ago
I hope these efforts work out. Interesting approach.
617.
by odyssey7 3y ago
It’s possible that all physical processes involve a sensory component. Maybe the subatomic particles’ fundamental drive is to shift to be more comfortable or to pivot away from pain or discomfort. I don’t know what the experience of a bit i
618.
by odyssey7 3y ago
It’s the only scripting language listed — I suspect scripting languages weren’t the focus, but that it got special consideration and added to the list to not place the AI/ML R&D communities in an awkward spot. Of course they shoul
619.
by odyssey7 3y ago
This video from Y Combinator, “How To NOT Get Screwed As A Software Engineer,” is full of great tips. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fcfVjd_oV1I
620.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Thanks, this was interesting.
621.
by odyssey7 3y ago
And conversely, the article also mentions Putin’s social distancing, which could be a rational defensive measure against biological warfare that he believes might exist, rumors of an undisclosed serious health issue notwithstanding.
622.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Imagine if the same strategy were applied to biological warfare. Novel viruses tailored to be symptomatic and cause harm to just one specific world leader. If the technology exists, it could be the most formidable assassination tool availab
623.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Amazing. Keep me posted!
624.
by odyssey7 3y ago
This makes me want to see designated areas for old-growth forests to re-establish, and yet there’s almost no chance that the people living in those areas 2000 years from now will have continuously held the same values and kept the project g
625.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Although the general meanings of modern and contemporary are similar, in art they have different meanings. The production of modern art is considered to have ended in the 20th century, and contemporary art is being produced right now. F
626.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Much appreciated! This is excellent work.
627.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Thanks. If it isn't too many questions, are any layout concerns encodable in MNX, or is it scoped to semantic information only?
628.
by odyssey7 3y ago
How would you explain the relationship between MNX and SMuFL?
629.
by odyssey7 3y ago
Thanks for writing all of that out! I appreciate the analysis.
630.
by odyssey7 3y ago
I’d love to know more. Anything you can point to?

More ›