Truth in modeling
Random thoughts on the nature of truth when building models of reality.
Evaluating generative poetry
Random experiments with generative poetry and attempting to write executable poem.
Measuring computation in scribe lives
For any given computational operation, we might ask: "How many ancient Babylonian scribes would I have to pay to work out this operation by hand, for their entire lives, in order to find the result?". Mining one bitcoin is approximately ~184 gigascrives.1
The meaning of life can only be felt
A common issue with people who believe life is meaningless is that they are unwilling to accept that life can be meaningful unless a logical proof of universally objective meaning is provided. This will never materialize, but that does not mean that “meaning” does not exist.