Just figured out that unitarity and locality are linked to time and space, respectively. I've known for a while now that time is a purely mental thing which has no physical existence outside of the present moment. (This is empirically proven, for those new to the idea). As a consequence, I've been […]
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Iota is a smart, clever actor in the open source community
In a blog post too obviously spreading fear, uncertainty, and doubt regarding Iota, writer Nick Johnson declares, among other things: "Iota is a bad actor in the open source community." Here is his justification: Next, and in my mind most damningly, Sergey Ivancheglo, Iota’s cofounder, […]
Why voiceprint will be around for a long time to come
I've been researching voiceprints, Kaldi, and speech-recognition in general, and stumbled upon this gem. It's clear that voiceprint is going to be around for a long time to come, because it sits in a sort of "Goldilocks zone" of the ease-of-use vs. secure spectrum in several ways. Look at […]
Grammar and peering inside the black box of cybernetic intelligence
This is the first time I've heard we're able to see inside the famous "black box" of cybernetic intelligence. Maybe others have peered inside and I don't know about it, but I'm very intrigued by this line in the story. (He's talking about AND-OR-Grammar-nets): "AOGNets are also more […]
The Psychology of Uncertainty and Three-Valued Truth Tables
The best evidence I've encountered yet that the way we've learned to use binary logic is not our natural way of thinking comes out of psychology, where they have developed a trivalent way to evaluate truth values out of necessity, because people keep using logic this way, naturally: Psychological […]
"I want an agency that makes sure no important thing remains undone because it doesn’t fit somebody's mission"
Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy said: "I want an agency that makes sure no important thing remains undone because it doesn’t fit somebody's mission." And so IARPA was created. IARPA / DARPA was involved in creating Babel and Kaldi, among other things of course. Now I'm learning Kaldi. […]
Binary logic is actually ternary in structure
This is one of those things which thoroughly surprises me, because it seems so obvious, yet it has taken me more than a couple decades to learn how to see. I've written about the idea being revealed here from a number of directions, but never before have I seen it with the clarity that I now see. […]
Beautiful photos show how water can look when it's blasted with sound
Linden Gledhill, a pharmaceutical biochemist, builds custom gear that can record the beautiful, weird, and sometimes bizarre intersection of science, art, and nature. His latest photographs of cymatics, or standing waves in water, are breathtaking. Source: Trippy photos show how beautiful water […]
The role of division in mathematics
I've written about a certain little-known role of division in mathematics before, so when a friend recently posted an article I enjoyed (having posted a link to it here before), I was pleasantly surprised while re-reading to see that Cohl Furey is also intrigued by division... in a way that sorta […]