[REBOL] Re: Development rebol scripts on Linux
From: ale870:gm:ail at: 18-Nov-2007 13:44
Hello,
I heard an interesting talk by one Carl S (yes that winemaker guy :-))
> He described the human brain as a very slow but massively parallel
> computer. That makes a link to the experience that I have had, where
> solutions present themselves apparently spontaneously in my brain,
> but probably as a result of the "slow and massively parallel" phenomena.
>
Yes, this is what the study of the brain are reaching: it seems the brain
may do no more than 5-10 operations per second (compared to a computer-like
approach), but the brain has A LOT OF memory of a computer, and its database
is really more efficient that any existing database. Furthermore, database
in the brain is optimized to store analogic information, and "multimedia"
data, like images (well, video :-) ) sounds , smells, etc.... WIth our
actual technology, we cannot do anything similar. More: I don't understand
why human people want to simulate the mind functioning... I use a computer
when I want to make a calcuation that should be perfect... imagine a
computer that makes calculations like a human mind: every calc should be
right (but you are not sure that it is so!). Who could use a such
calculator?!?!
A.I. is great, but we don't confuse A.I. with human mind functioning.
Well, I'm 58 and have been coding for 20 years. I went back to college at
> the age of 38 to study computer science after working all my previous
> life with my hands. Most of my fellow students were 15-20 years younger
> than me and I left a lot of them in the dust. Not because I was a fast
> learner, but because I had learned to handle failure and when I failed,
> I just picked myself up and tried again.
>
You have all my respect! I'm 37 and I don't think I could be so "strong" to
make a such huge effort. My congratulations for your great job! And for your
great results!
On Nov 18, 2007 1:45 AM, Tim Johnson <tim-johnsons-web.com> wrote:
> On Saturday 17 November 2007, Alessandro Manotti wrote:
>
> > 1) One makes a program to gain money or to enjoy itself? If you want to
> > gain money, you need to maximize the results and minimize the time to do
> > them: get the best results with the minimum effort, stress. If you make
> a
> > program to enjoy, then do everything you like, since everything satisfy
> > your mind and your soul is good in this case;
>
> I work for the love of it and for the money. Both are equally important.
>
> > 2) Does not exist a programming language to make everything: every
> > programming language best fits specific targets.
>
> Right on. And paradigms be damned. Pragmatism trumps 'em all.
>
> > I think it is not important which language you learn, or which tool you
> > use. A good programmer (analyst/programmer) needs a good method, a
> strong
> > preparation, a good brain to analyze and solve problems, a good approach
> to
> > the different kind of programming (procedural, object oriented,
> > functional), and...
>
> I heard an interesting talk by one Carl S (yes that winemaker guy :-))
> He described the human brain as a very slow but massively parallel
> computer. That makes a link to the experience that I have had, where
> solutions present themselves apparently spontaneously in my brain,
> but probably as a result of the "slow and massively parallel" phenomena.
>
> One of my pragmatisms is to put myself in situations *away* from the
> computer where I can let the parallelism work...
>
> > On Nov 17, 2007 9:59 PM, Brian Tiffin <btiffin-rogers.com> wrote:
> > > Gentlemen; I don't understand. :)
>
> > > :) (emacs is ok and all,
> > > but
> > > I think Richard Stallman has eight fingers on each hand).
>
> I don't use emacs because of Richard Stallman, but because of
> the elisp environment. In a sense, elisp has many of the same
> roots as rebol. RMS was in Alaska, gave some talks at the University,
> rubbed so many people the wrong way that there was talk about
> taking him out in the woods and leaving him for the bears.
>
> > > Note: I'm old; (well past my Carousel date in Logan's world) ...
> you're
> > > mileage may vary.
> Well, I'm 58 and have been coding for 20 years. I went back to college at
> the age of 38 to study computer science after working all my previous
> life with my hands. Most of my fellow students were 15-20 years younger
> than me and I left a lot of them in the dust. Not because I was a fast
> learner, but because I had learned to handle failure and when I failed,
> I just picked myself up and tried again.
>
> Maybe I like emacs because I still *do* work with my hands. :-)
> BTW: I use vim for all of my adhoc editing and system work.
> As the default editor for MC.
> MTCW
> tim
>
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