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Comment · 3 years ago
I think I’m misunderstanding. The node relabeling seems backwards.

He says start with the highest order, which makes me think the neighborhood with order 3 would get the smaller node labels, and the neighborhoods with order 0 would get the highest.

It looks like the opposite was done.

Comment · 3 years ago
That’s not really true. You only need the wasps to pollinate. But the tree will fruit without being pollinated.
Comment · 3 years ago
I’m more talking about the creation myths of science. One example being Copernicus having to break free from the suppression of the Church. The other being the Big Bang, which some claim usurps religion, when in fact it was originally devised by a Catholic priest.

What I’m driving at is that science is an awesome tool, not at all at odds with religion. It’s one, very effective method, but it’s not the end all be all for truth.

The scientism I’m driving at is people putting blind faith in science as a replacement for other forms of understanding. The argument is that religious or philosophical understanding come in when science has reached its absolute limit. The two are not competitive with each other.

Comment · 3 years ago
For sure it is. Scientism is an example. It even has creation myths, the stories of the Big Bang and Copernicus being two examples.

This idea is developed in depth by Bishop Robert Barron. Very interesting to consider.

Comment · 3 years ago
Ah, don’t care for it in that case. Seems like it’s cashing in on the formality associated with algorithms research.
Comment · 3 years ago
Is AI-complete an actual complexity class? Genuinely curious, I’ve never heard of it.
Comment · 3 years ago
Corporations are going to see this list save start applying it. The new DEI corporate officers need something to do.

It’s not a personal choice and I’m sure it will be enforced in short order.

If someone can’t distinguish in context that words mean different things, they need to change, not everyone else.

Comment · 3 years ago
Can you share that config? Sounds useful!
Comment · 4 years ago
How do you protect your fig trees in the winter? I used to pack leaves and straw around them and wrap in plastic, but I didn’t like the resulting mold in the spring.

Last year I just used bubble wrap and plastic, but a lot of the smaller branches died.

Comment · 4 years ago
There’s a lot of tension over politics at the moment, I think people have been letting off steam here the past few days as a result, because I’ve noticed it too.

Good news is that a lot of us know how good the dialogue can be. Instead of despairing, why not jump in and raise the conversation?

Comment · 4 years ago
Don’t do that.
Comment · 4 years ago
You’re claiming an entire extremely diverse set of people is not motivated by money?

What do you think scientists are doing when writing grant proposals?

Comment · 4 years ago
I agree. Scientific claims should be looked at with the MOST skepticism. That’s literally the point of science.

Good scientific claims hold up to skepticism.

Comment · 4 years ago
What’s easier to prove?

A. The climate is getting hotter.

B. Weather events are more “spectacular”.

If the evidence supports the claim, A is clearly easier. If there’s a lack of evidence, B is clearly easier to prove because level is “spectacular ness” has no clear definitions.

Of course someone could probably come up with a spectacularness metric, but at that point there’s so many assumptions you have to make it’s almost a circular argument.

Comment · 4 years ago
Ad-hominem attacks aren’t a good way to conduct any discussion.

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