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Category Archives: Philosophy
Stop Trying To Understand
Random Internet Video for the day: Stop Trying To Understand. Good work, Internet.
Philosophiæ naturalis principia mathematica
Today I discovered Newton’s own annotated copy of his Philosophiæ naturalis principia mathematica.
Model Thinking
Today I came across Model Thinking Full Course. It’s 11 hours of lectures about formal models. What they are, how to use them, etc. Kind of interesting but I don’t have that much time to give it.
You can trust this article because it’s written by academics
I just needed to make a note of this unironic statement which I read here:
The Brain User’s Handbook: A Neuroscience-inspired Guide to Peace of Mind
I am reading The Brain User’s Handbook: A Neuroscience-inspired Guide to Peace of Mind which has this awesome image I want to share:
A Revolution in Thought? – Dr Iain McGilchrist
I enjoy hearing from Iain McGilchrist. I do believe he is truly wise.
Dependency Injection in MediaWiki
Today I read the documentation for how Dependency Injection is done in MediaWiki.
I had a few small nits to pick (such as their statement that services should be stateless) but… fair enough.
For myself I don’t usually use Dependency Injection and a Service Container, instead I prefer the Service Locator pattern which I find is simpler and more economical to use, especially in PHP where there is a single process per request.
Extreme late binding
There’s a famous quote from Alan Kay that you will see bandied about:
OOP to me means only messaging, local retention and protection and hiding of state-process, and extreme late-binding of all things.
I think I agree with him, but I often find myself wondering quite what he meant by “extreme late-binding”. I suspect he means that object instances can redefine stuff they inherited from their concrete class. If your OOP platform doesn’t support that, you can emulate it with data and API.
ChatGPT for the day
User: explain profundity
ChatGPT:
Profundity refers to a state of being deep in thought or insight. It’s often associated with ideas, thoughts, or expressions that have significant depth of meaning, understanding, or insight. Profundity can apply to various contexts, including intellectual discussions, philosophical concepts, artistic works, and emotional experiences. When something is described as profound, it usually means it has a deep impact, is very thoughtful, or offers substantial wisdom or insight. Profundity involves layers of meaning that may not be immediately apparent and often requires contemplation or reflection to fully appreciate.