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defphysics commented on The Soul of an Old Machine: Revisiting the Timeless von Neumann Architecture   ankush.dev/p/neumann_arch... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti
drcwpl · a year ago
This is a great read. von Neumann was pivotal in the design of architecture, I think his contribution is way under appreciated - did you know he also wrote a terrific book The Computer and the Brain and coined the term the Singularity? https://onepercentrule.substack.com/p/the-architect-of-tomor...
defphysics · a year ago
I see this in wikipedia:

"The attribution of the invention of the architecture to von Neumann is controversial, not least because Eckert and Mauchly had done a lot of the required design work and claim to have had the idea for stored programs long before discussing the ideas with von Neumann and Herman Goldstine[3]"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_architecture

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defphysics commented on Alcohol without the hangover – scientists are finding ways   wsj.com/articles/syntheti... · Posted by u/meany
eatonphil · 2 years ago
Likewise! I'm trying not to drink much anymore. But I always want something cold and fizzy. So it's a switch between refrigerated carafes of water, seltzer, and zero-alcohol beers. Although I feel incentivized not to have even the zero-alcohol beers since it's still 60 calories. While the seltzers I find are 0.

Any beer recommendations? I haven't tried much outside of the locally-supplied zero-alcohol Heineken and Corona.

defphysics · 2 years ago
My favorite is Run Wild from Athletic Brewing Co.
defphysics commented on Is technical analysis just stock market astrology?   alicegg.tech//2023/07/25/... · Posted by u/zer0tonin
defphysics · 2 years ago
Novice: "technical analysis is legit!"

Intermediate: "technical analysis is total BS!"

Pro: "technical analysis is legit."

defphysics commented on An Introduction to Statistical Learning with Applications in Python   statlearning.com... · Posted by u/alexmolas
defphysics · 2 years ago
Personally, I prefer Bishop (Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning) or Murphy (Probabilistic Machine Learning: An Introduction).

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defphysics commented on Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google and warns of danger ahead   nytimes.com/2023/05/01/te... · Posted by u/ramraj07
tdullien · 3 years ago
When channelling Oppenheimer, it is worth remembering that von Neumann quipped:

"Some people profess guilt to claim credit for sin."

defphysics · 3 years ago
The version of the quote I've heard (and which sounds better to me) is this:

"Sometimes someone confesses a sin in order to take credit for it." -John von Neumann

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