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a special case of Hasse’s theorem, due to Gauss, which de-scribes the number of points on an elliptic curve defined over a finite field.
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- Jul 2023
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canadiancor.com canadiancor.com
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The concept of the purity of science should be abandoned.
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- we do not recognize the power of abstraction
- through it, we begin to construct Indra's Net of Jewels, one jewel (idea) at a time
- but each jewel (idea) that we construct is just a little knowledge, and as Dan observes, a little knowledge, compared to the endless knowledge reflected in any jewel is dangerous.
- this then, is our dangerous predicament - we base technology on incomplete jewels of Indra's net
- as we know from mathematics, when the finite meets the infinite, it can never win
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kortina.nyc kortina.nyc
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finite time singularity
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finite time singularity
- when the mathematical solution to the growth equation becomes infinitely large at some finite time
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- this is also salient for the accumulation of unresolved progress traps
- the Anthropocene can perhaps be viewed as the occurence of finite time singularities due to unresolved problems arising from progress traps that innovation is too slow to solve
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- West // Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms…j
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- good exerpts from the book
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- Mar 2023
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blog.cmpxchg8b.com blog.cmpxchg8b.com
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We have a finite pool of good will with which we can advocate for the implementation of new security technologies. If we spend all that good will on irritating attackers, then by the time we’re ready to actually implement a solution, developers are not going to be interested.
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- Nov 2022
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www.nateliason.com www.nateliason.com
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A good summary of James Carse's book "Finite and Infinite Games"
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- Oct 2022
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www.cs.cmu.edu www.cs.cmu.edu
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You are all computer scientists. You know what FINITE AUTOMATA can do. You know what TURING MACHINES can do. For example, Finite Automata can add but not multiply. Turing Machines can compute any computable function. Turing machines are incredibly more powerful than Finite Automata. Yet the only difference between a FA and a TM is that the TM, unlike the FA, has paper and pencil. Think about it. It tells you something about the power of writing. Without writing, you are reduced to a finite automaton. With writing you have the extraordinary power of a Turing machine.
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- Aug 2022
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docdrop.org docdrop.org
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at I call the game of school.
You and everybody else. I also call these learners 'strategic students'.
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- Mar 2022
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www.newsletter.rikagoldberg.com www.newsletter.rikagoldberg.com
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Like computers, the human brain also builds up garbage that needs to be recycled, because memory space is finite, not infinite.
Example of a writer thinking that the human memory is more finite than is probably the case.
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- Sep 2021
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roambrain.com roambrain.com
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Investing, in simplest terms, is taking one finite resource and trying to allocate it to maximize for an ideal outcome. Whether you’re allocating money, time, energy, or attention. Everyone is an allocator of something. Investing is an opportunity to evaluate what you believe. To gain conviction. And then to act on that conviction.
Trying to hit bullseye, getting the grand reward. Using the information at hand to act on what's best.
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www.propublica.org www.propublica.org
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Since about 70% of water delivered from the Colorado River goes to growing crops, not to people in cities, the next step will likely be to demand large-scale reductions for farmers and ranchers across millions of acres of land, forcing wrenching choices about which crops to grow and for whom — an omen that many of America’s food-generating regions might ultimately have to shift someplace else as the climate warms.
Deep Concept: The US Government, in the 1960's/70's provided a crystal ball glimpse into the future by defining climate change (man-made global warming) as a national security concern. Various reports warned of "exponential" growth (population) and related man-made factors (technology etc.) that would contribute to climate change and specifically discussed the possibility of irreconcilable damage to "finite" natural resources.
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The Uncomfortable Truth is the Difficult and Unpopular Decisions are Now Unavoidable.
Topic is relevant across a span of global issues. Natural resources are Finite.....period! Timely decisions are critical to insure intelligent use of resources. DENIAL is the enemy and 800lb gorilla in the room. Neoliberisim and social dysfunction feed on any cognitive dissonance and poop it out as "crap". True believers of American Capitalism (yes there is a difference) have become "cult-like" and drink the fluid of the cult to the very end, human consequence is of no concern.
Point being: Reality is always elusive within a cult controlled (authoritative) mindset. Cult members are weak sheep, incapable of individual logic/reason. Authority can not be challenged. -- Denial, a human defense mechanism has been and is the common denominator in all personal and global conflict. Denial can be traced throughout modern history and rears its ugly head whenever the stakes are high.
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