Shorts

A select section of random thoughts that do not exactly fit as articles.

On the guts of computing

In as much as i have gathered so far i think this is it. The core attribute of computers is this; it is made up of transistors and those transistors are combined in a way that can be used to capture an essential function that enables the conveying of some logic. And these logii are subject to be combined in several ways that enable the conveying of an more abstract capability which permits us to describe concepts that have much more scope in breadth and depth effectively. We essentially managed to break down complexity to bits.

This statement is more likely to be observable in ideological constructs. Several concepts within a particular domain tend to stem from a central core.

Let this collapse into the domain religion. If as humanity what we actually describe as a being we are incapable of fathoming as God, are we in essence creating the tool that will enable us have a picture of what that idea means?

The power of perspective

[22/03/26]

Oftenly, i imagine what having access to certain kinds of information affords you. If you are in the technology space, the information you have access to determines the strides you are willing to go toeven make an idea work and also whether or not you are willing to go through with a particular plan of action. It is in these instances that Musk comes to mind. Whatever he has done is basically unheard of. Not to rever the guy but its just facts. He leads in space exploration, electric vehicle design, rehabilitation of quadriplegics, internet access services. We haven’t considered what they are doing with Boring and SolarCity,let’s not even talk about X. It is likely there is a company i am forgetting.

He has access to the best in those fields and he talks to them on a regular basis. I mean you can’t just dismiss the guy. Any one who is an expert in his/her field is acutely aware of how narrow her point of view is. With the guy i can’t help but feel he is always trying to fill the gap of unknown unknowns.

This is a perspective that happens to be capture both humility and hubris in the same tone. Because this presumes the ability to comprehend all of what is known but also the awareness that regardless of how much one has been made aware of there is still more that is left unexplored.

These are the modern day renaissance men.

So if we shift that focus to the field of computing we find equivalents of such characters in Joran Dirk Greef TigerBeetle’s founder and my personal favorites Chris Lattner, Jim Keller and Jordan Peterson. The other is Iain McGilchrist.