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Conway's Game of Life, Chat GPT
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Playing with Chat GPT. I need to do this more.
Getting it to generate me JavaScript for Conway's Game of Life. It does so in 3 seconds.
Great. I want the same, but with hexagonal tiles, not squares. And again it does it.
Now, it's not always 100%, and - for example, the hexagonal tiles where not symmetrical or honeycombed like I'd presume. And the code never works the first time it gives it to me, no visual output, and so I have to paste it back with my complaints and it apologizes, corrects the code, then returns it to me. Still damned impressive. And so I make my complaints about the hexagons, again it returns it to me, this time corrected, but not working again, return the code, it apologizes, fixes, and so it's more a lively debate or coaching session with a very competent computer. But in the end I get results that would take dozens of hours were I to attempt this from scratch. Now to add in some more interesting parameters.
I mean, it's still a 'tool' - albeit a very impressive one. But I have to spend more time with this.
I need to start thinking a little bit bigger. The big questions.
So I start it on the lottery. I have a theory, a few theories, but now it's gotten cagey, shy, it's saving up the numbers, lecturing me on morality, how "tough" it is, and - tellingly, I know it's not going to give me nothing.
A few minutes in that direction and I have to abandon it. It's clearly not going to be of any help whatsoever.
Now to start thinking of yet bigger questions, and I have a pile, a whole list of things that could use solving, like my wallet, finances, etc - but - I have to limit myself to an hour a day.
The Running Man - 1987, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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I missed this when it came out, for good reason. I would have hated it. But now, now, there's something beautiful, something insanely comic about this 1987 dystopian view of a future - set in 2017 - wherein everyone still wears lycra, spandex, watches workout videos, where everyone has preposterous big hair, well, and a more than a little bit hilarious. And it's always grand seeing how they viewed 'advanced' technology like computers...
They never get it, never ever.
So, less for the vision of the future, but for a complete vision of the past, 5 stars. And I have to admire the man, I mean, he never could act and yet he made tens of millions acting.
One-Electron Universe
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An interesting idea, that the entire universe shares but a single electron:
The one-electron universe postulate, proposed by theoretical physicist John Wheeler in a telephone call to Richard Feynman in the spring of 1940, is the hypothesis that all electrons and positrons are actually manifestations of a single entity moving backwards and forwards in time.
Now, I'm clearly not the guy to check the math, and - while it sounds absurd, that is generally how progress is made. Consider that if the universe is in any way to be traversed or made accessible to us it'll be a result of this sort of thinking.
One possible outcome of imagining this sort of universe is that - light having to travel the same sort of convoluted paths the electron is taking - might enable us to "exceed" the speed of light by simply ignoring the plainly laid out meandres and paths in favor of "shortcuts".
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe
Now, on to do some research into positrons and how the One-Electron Universe might explain why most of the stars appear redshifted. In any path from the center most paths with be receding. I'm with Eddington on that, the Big-Bang just doesn't cut it...
Joe Rogan, Graham Hancock, Flint Dibble
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I'm not particularly a fan of Joe Rogan, given the general popularity & quality of his guests and show. I'm all for freedom of speech, but there does have to be some checks and balances, and very often his guests reflect his own quality of 'thought', which is to say he frequently exhibits all the credulity of Art Bell, only whereas I suspect Art Bell might have on occasion known or suspected his guests or call-ins were insane and was too kind to say, I too frequently see Rogan embracing guests without allowing for a more reasonable POV. And I suspect Joe Rogan buys it.
In any event, given the current state of the world I think we need to start running out of patience for self-serving stupidity.
On that note, here's a long Joe Rogan podcast wherein he interviews accomplished archaeologist Flint Dibble - by his dress alone a character, and Graham Hancock, who's made a great deal of money entertaining all manner of theories involving Ancient Aliens, fringe archaeology, etc. He's the Erich Von Däniken for the 21st Century. Entertaining, yes, but yet another example of someone who managed to "think for himself" with absolutely no credentials whatsoever.
I like to hear from people who've done the work.
Anyways, the Embed YouTube Videos feature still not working, I'm waiting for the solution, the perils of being an early adapter. So follow the link here - it's over 4 hours long, and it's entertaining to hear them 'debate' - and if you happened to think that Hancock's any sort of historical authority prepare to be undeceived.
Link: The Joe Rogan Experience #2136
Perfect for listening to while you're painting, drawing, or your otherwise busy.
Actually, I have to revise that. It's largely an aggrieved Graham Hancock arguing that his 'life's work' is being undermined by real science and legitimate archaeology. He's an embittered person who feels his "opinions" deserve equal weight to the work of thousands of Archeologists worldwide over hundreds of years. And - really, given the traction his idiocy has gotten him - specials on Netflix, for example, he's done pretty good. But it's time to lay aside the fairy tales and get back to the science. It's a little bit like Facebook Mom arguing treatments for Bacterial Meningitis with her Doctor.
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