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samt430 · 2019-04-24 17:30:39+00:00

Its possible you may have come across this but if you havent already it speaks to what you just said https://www.evanmiller.org/you-cant-dig-upwards.html

dbaupp | karma 10204 | avg karma 4.33 · | 2017-08-30 16:01:08+00:00

shrubble | karma 4311 | avg karma 3.35 · | 2022-08-18 14:56:22

Have you seen this, and do you have a perspective on it? https://www.remobjects.com/elements/gold/

hcs | karma 1403 | avg karma 2.96 · | 2018-07-12 02:57:54+00:00

I wonder if this is the article you're thinking of:

(The text of the article is only visible at the very bottom of the page for some reason)

yepthatsreality | karma 2093 | avg karma 4.07 · | 2022-01-22 18:46:14

This quote lead me down this rabbit hole:

mathattack | karma 18067 | avg karma 2.35 · | 2013-08-27 18:39:02+00:00

wainstead | karma 545 | avg karma 2.91 · | 2015-08-25 21:02:03+00:00

This post occasionally makes the rounds and is an enlightening read:

haihaibye | karma 726 | avg karma 1.7 · | 2020-01-04 20:35:55

Here's a blog post with some quotes:

joeconway | karma 368 | avg karma 2.56 · | 2018-05-27 16:20:04

pdimitar | karma 9735 | avg karma 1.68 · | 2017-10-23 21:24:43+00:00

eternalban | karma 6518 | avg karma 1.44 · | 2016-12-07 23:59:56+00:00

The author's Workcraft work looks very interesting: http://www.workcraft.org/

perfunctory | karma 7956 | avg karma 4.74 · | 2014-01-17 08:25:40+00:00

It reminds me of the blog post: "A Complete Understanding is No Longer Possible" [http://prog21.dadgum.com/129.html]

avtar | karma 841 | avg karma 2.26 · | 2017-11-06 02:53:05+00:00

I forget who the author is but these notes were posted on HN a couple months ago:

tbirrell | karma 944 | avg karma 2.65 · | 2017-03-24 21:23:16

Here is a link not hidden behind an ad-wall

rcarmo | karma 26588 | avg karma 5.05 · | 2023-03-18 17:17:17

Not quite, I didn’t go into the details, but the analogy is flawed in a few ways: https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2023/03/18/0140

marapuru | karma 995 | avg karma 4.81 · | 2019-06-20 14:02:38

Great article, I can see why you revisit this frequently :)

CM30 | karma 11893 | avg karma 3.64 · | 2024-03-19 14:31:58

Seems like this might be the article?

arseny-n | karma 145 | avg karma 18.12 · | 2020-09-03 12:22:19+00:00

shadowsun7 | karma 3445 | avg karma 7.16 · | 2018-09-17 16:34:30+00:00

throw7 | karma 2062 | avg karma 2.27 · | 2016-09-19 13:09:39

Check out:

I can't say I understand any of this, but it's fascinating.