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by zwkrt 7y ago
I guess I just mean to say that I can still have the abject wonder about the world we see around us and have reason to believe that there was something (as opposed to nothing) responsible for the entirety of existence, without having to fal
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by zwkrt 7y ago
Isn’t it much more likely that if a diety exists that it isn’t described by any of the small handful of religions we have concocted here on earth?
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by zwkrt 7y ago
I’ll let professional philosophers try to peel apart every nuance of the Investigations. It is a thoroughly enjoyable and approachable—if not chaotich—book for anyone used to reading academic papers in CS, math, or linguistics. The topic is
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by zwkrt 7y ago
The real benefit is when you can run simulations at scale using “digital twins” in different configurations. - how many people will need to buy diapers this month, based on the similarities they have with people who just started buying diap
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by zwkrt 7y ago
You have assumed the role of the loser, as per https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-... It feels nice down here, join us!
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by zwkrt 7y ago
A bell inequality is a feature of quantum systems by which they break our understanding of classical probability. A good reference is here [1]. The basic idea is to imagine a Venn diagram where the sum of the parts adds up to more than 100%
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by zwkrt 7y ago
I agree! But I don’t think this is how the average person thinks about it.
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by zwkrt 7y ago
What I was thinking of as I typed that comment was people who begrudge increases in the standard of living for those in poverty. I see this in two forms. The first and most direct form I see is when people don’t want minimum wage to increas
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by zwkrt 7y ago
Re: systems of monitoring and control. The even crazier thing is that upon only the lightest of introspection you can find that there isn’t even some “ego” system controlling or reigning in some other “id” system. It’s just one thing! The “
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by zwkrt 7y ago
I see people interpret personal comfort as zero sum and it drives me nuts. Like somehow other people being safe and comfortable devalues ones own safety and comfort.
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by zwkrt 7y ago
I would say that when people say “khakis” they actually mean “chinos”. Chinos are the type of pants, khaki is the usual color (a quick google search will corroborate!).
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by zwkrt 7y ago
Of course the logical conclusion of any data driven programming technique is to build a DSL and a parser. I always think that if my solution is starting to look like a compiler I’m doing something right since I’m modeling the domain and a
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by zwkrt 7y ago
"Perceive to have" is exactly correct. Even though it seems easier to knock over a cup if you want to, there was a complex set of processes occurring both inside and outside your body over a long period of time (forever!) which re
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by zwkrt 7y ago
Hire do you think these startups intend to get their hockey stick growth?
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by zwkrt 7y ago
I'd love to edit intelligence and perseverance out of my enemies' families. EDIT: Ok that was argumentative, but really children do not have a choice to be thrown into this world, and to think that there is someone who knows bette
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by zwkrt 7y ago
Gene editing is the most morally ambiguous and worrying development of technology humans will probably ever encounter. We may not be humans by the time we are done with it, although this in itself could be a beautiful and exciting developme
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by zwkrt 7y ago
Thank you
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by zwkrt 7y ago
Even though this is the most misanthropic comment I've ever seen on HN and I'm appalled you would consider writing it, I'll play along! Killing the only people advocating for their movement would make the movement very unlike
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by zwkrt 7y ago
+1 to prototyping. Having 100 lines of python that does 20% of what you want your full component should do is probably more useful than a 10000 word document outlining 95% of what your component should do. You can lie to yourself in writing
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by zwkrt 7y ago
The choice is so easy. Mozilla's main problem is manufactured outrage over some risky/mediocre product management, some bugs (never shipped a bug before?). Google's main problem is trying to remake the entire internet in the
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by zwkrt 7y ago
Lots of people have one skill, few people have two, and only a tiny fraction ever put multiple skills to use at once.
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by zwkrt 7y ago
You can see this with how VB became much more monstrous and complex as soon as they tried to shoehorn in a multi-table paradigm.
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by zwkrt 7y ago
Anyone who thinks DSLs for the general public can't work has never used Excel. The real trick is creating a domain model that "clicks" in the heads of your users.
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by zwkrt 7y ago
Almost all SCOTUS opinions are like that, dissenting views are also really good reading material.
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by zwkrt 7y ago
You mean like Foucault's book on the subject?
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by zwkrt 7y ago
I think that you would find that people reorganize their value structures pretty quickly when not forced to work. Think of anyone you know who is retired. In the current scheme we think of people as 'earning' their retirement, but
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by zwkrt 7y ago
I think the reasons it causes trouble in the workplace and more generally are exactly why it should be shared with everyone. Sharing salaries/wages is only an issue if the wages themselves cannot be justified. The issue is that very fe
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by zwkrt 7y ago
If one takes a meta viewpoint about evolution not as how single organisms evolve over time but instead the complex processes that happen to be occuring on the surface of the Earth, then you don't actually need to separate your thoughts
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by zwkrt 7y ago
Imagine you replaced "software" with "civil" and everything you said remains true. I can design bridges in my home but I can't sell my services legally. Will someone buy one of my bridge designs and impelement it, e
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by zwkrt 7y ago
There's something about physical communication that can't be replicated. You see the posture, the gears turning, immmediate reactions. You can't formulate what to say, you say whatever is at the forefront of your thought.

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