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by zvmaz 2y ago
Because I still don't pretend to fully understand linear algebra. But it's not a mystification anymore, thus "intuition".
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by zvmaz 2y ago
Linear Algebra Done right did not help me try to demystify linear algebra. Quite the contrary. It is the Youtube channel 3Blue1Brown[1] that gave me an intuition of what linear algebra was about, and I am forever thankful to him. Watch it
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by zvmaz 2y ago
No all "life" eat other sentient "life".
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by zvmaz 2y ago
> Besides being biologically irrelevant, the separation between humans and animals creates this weird divide where we constantly assume that we are the only intelligent life. It feels to me a bit like thinking the earth is the center of
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by zvmaz 2y ago
I struggle with the self-checkout machine. I am a simpleton. I bow to your intelligence.
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Ask HN: What are the tools to learn that could be useful for a lifetime?
20 points by zvmaz 2y ago|40 comments
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by zvmaz 2y ago
I cannot tell exactly why this is an attractive idea, but I find it seducing. I am not sure I can rationally defend it.
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by zvmaz 2y ago
As if "professionalized industries" like engineering and medicine don't ever commit mistakes.
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by zvmaz 2y ago
I did not read it as a "threat".
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by zvmaz 2y ago
Maybe because we have a vested interest in denying that animals have sentience and thus deserve to be treated like organisms that feel pain and sorrow?
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by zvmaz 2y ago
I have fond memories of reading his essays, notably Shooting an Elephant [1]. They left a vivid impression on me when I was younger. [1] https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwel...
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by zvmaz 2y ago
> The world probably has never been as peaceful as in the last 50 years or so. Speculation, but I strongly suspect that only a blind Pinker follower would so confidently say that. Do you happen to live on earth, Professor. Pangloss'
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by zvmaz 3y ago
> GNOME and Gtk3/4 no longer prioritize keyboard inputs and hide them behind complex key shortcuts I mainly use GNOME with the keyboard. I seldom use the mouse. I don't know about your specific workflow.
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by zvmaz 3y ago
> Uploading a payload to the world wide web and calling it bad-3-corrupt_lzma2.xz is clownshoes by comparison. While the world is trying to understand the backdoor, you sir decided that it's "clowshoes". I can only blindly
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by zvmaz 3y ago
Is OpenBSD used in industry, in critical systems, etc.? If so, what are some examples of its use? Truly interested to know.
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by zvmaz 3y ago
> The most consequential (rightly or wrongly) technologists of our time are failing to properly think about trust. It is implicit in your statement that you know some "proper" way to think about trust. If it is the case, please
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Andrea shows how to use FFmpeg on Linux [video](youtube.com)
2 points by zvmaz 3y ago|1 comments
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by zvmaz 3y ago
It apparently is implemented in "ZealC" > Changes include: > HolyC -> ZealC
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by zvmaz 3y ago
> ZealOS strives to be simple, documented, and require as little of a knowledge gap as possible. One person should be able to comprehend the entire system in at least a semi-detailed way within a few days of study. Another OS that I find
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by zvmaz 3y ago
I tried to study C. J. Date's books to understand relational theory... suffice it to say that I got nothing from his books, except a deep irritation partly due to his absolute pedantry... I finally learned SQL with a gentle introductio
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by zvmaz 3y ago
> Among the most puzzling and paradoxical ideas in his Systematic Theology (1951) is his statement that ‘God does not exist’ and that ‘to argue that God exists is to deny him.’ Tillich goes on to state that the word ‘existence’ should ne
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by zvmaz 3y ago
Incredible! So much that is fascinating about non-human animals. I can't resist but think that there's a deep similarity between us, and them. One that we even don't suspect. Reminds me of Tom Regan's words: "Animal
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by zvmaz 3y ago
The source can obviously biased. I became a vegetarian recently for ethical reasons and the critiques I receive around me center solely on health issues, with the occasional "we are humans, we eat meat!". These have absolutely no
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by zvmaz 3y ago
The author should perhaps tone down and clarify his writing, and thus be more respectful of his readers.
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The XINU Operating System(xinu.cs.purdue.edu)
3 points by zvmaz 3y ago|0 comments
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by zvmaz 3y ago
Yes, perhaps the demonstration can be "demystified," but I can't resist but be astounded by the robot. A few years ago this was unimaginable and only seen in science fiction movies. Truly flabbergasted.
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by zvmaz 3y ago
> At some point, can’t we just admit to ourselves that we operate from a human-centric worldview and that clouds pretty much all of our thinking on what makes humans special (if anything)? I think this is true. The evidence being our ru
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by zvmaz 3y ago
"Slides for the advanced minimalist." P.S. I was about to watch it, but the slides...
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by zvmaz 3y ago
> In this specific case the authors state of mind is important to consider. Being far along in dementia his will and thoughts are not necessarily reliably indicative of their unimpaired will and thoughts An argument can be made to the ef
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by zvmaz 3y ago
> Its bitter sweet though. Linux is feasible because everything is on the web, which is worse than what we had before. What do you mean?

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