[HN Gopher] Kolmogorov Complicity and the Parable of Lightning ___________________________________________________________________ Kolmogorov Complicity and the Parable of Lightning Author : phab Score : 40 points Date : 2021-12-18 17:30 UTC (5 hours ago) (HTM) web link (slatestarcodex.com) (TXT) w3m dump (slatestarcodex.com) | chrispeel wrote: | In case you missed it, there is such a thing as "Kolmogorov | complexity"; I guess the author is making an alliterative pun by | titling the post "Kolmogorov complicity" | | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmogorov_complexity | moffkalast wrote: | Well it seems pretty clear cut, "as long as you invent things | that let us deus them vults better you'll get funding from us, | but promote free thinking or anything that undermines our grip | over the masses and we will murder you with fire." | | In the end it's all always about pragmatism. | marcosdumay wrote: | Well, if you want to do it right, you don't just "not discuss" | the orthodoxy, you go out of your way to make discussing the | orthodoxy very clearly forbidden on the research circle. You put | "we won't allow anybody to talk about lightning" on the first | paragraph of your institution's code of conduct. You actively | censor people discussing it, and do all you can to erase it from | their history. | | On a related matter, people actively insisting that you discuss | the lightning issue may be consciously trying to do the exact | opposite, and get you in trouble. And, of course, if discussing | the orthodoxy gets people in trouble, that's a different issue | from the orthodoxy itself and you may be more or free to talk | about it, or maybe less, it has to be independently evaluated. | throwaway81523 wrote: | 2017. Raised eyebrows for a moment because slatestarcodex moved | to another url a year or so ago. | exolymph wrote: | This was published in response to a lament about James Damore, in | case anyone is wondering about the immediate context. The | proximate issue was that women and men, on average / in | aggregate, are different. But the general principles apply to | other issues as well. | civilized wrote: | Ah yes, Mr. Damore. Author of a document the entire prestige | media called an "anti-diversity screed" in perfect lockstep, | even though anyone could read it for themselves and see it was | nothing of the sort. | | 2017 sure was a year for the history books. | bpodgursky wrote: | "Men and women are exactly the same in every way that is | societally meaningful, but it remains critically important that | people can surgically switch between those genders at will." | ptidhomme wrote: | Interesting article in the current context of orthodoxies such as | "vaccines are efficient against the spread of Covid-19". | AaronFriel wrote: | How so? | lstodd wrote: | Very. | resource0x wrote: | Worse than yesterday, but better than tomorrow. | tomrod wrote: | Except the orthodoxy of COVID-19 vaccine efficiency happens to | be scientifically accurate and evolutionary advantageous as | well, which is the article's argument promoting Kolmogorov | complicity. So let's retire this tired retread without the | dignity of yet another thread. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-12-18 23:00 UTC)