They value socialising as an activity in and of itself. Whereas I tend to think about socialising in terms of some purpose :p They expect…
Part of the standard “problem of induction” is that any observation-based justification of induction uses induction. Which is generally viewed as circular reasoning. That is,…
I propose we start counting months by number. Some already are (September, October, November, and December). And the rest are mosty god or emperor names.…
So, as my Third Grand Goal is to create cute wittle living thingies, I’ve been thinking about exactly what kind of life to create. Alas,…
> > > 1. Order > > 2. Reproduction > > 3. Growth (development) > > 4. Metabolism (energy use) > > 5. Realtime Adaption…
So, my chosen 3 grand goals are: live happily ever onward, lead/better organize the world, and create (digital) life. I have good ideas now for…
So the experiment continues. I noticed significantly more progress in some than others. In decreasing order: Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Arabic. Duolingo is better than ChineseSkill…
1: If you can’t understand without an explanation, You can’t understand with one*. Said the Old Fart. For sir, talking is but pointing, And the…
i’m doing a language learning experiment: how well can i do on about 10 minutes per study a day? consistent practice seems more important than…
In discussing whether simple developmental AI that have rudimentary self-programming are “alive” or not, I wanted a way to distinguish them from big switch statements…