Hmmm indeed.

mcfly — 5/26/2014 6:29:28 PM (archived)

You make an excellent point. What degree of precision do we need in our model of reality? It's a question of compromise, granularity vs abstraction. In the realm of computer programming, it's a question that pertains to every decision we make.

Good insight.

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The relativity of wrong - Jody - 5/23/2014 3:13:23 AM
- You can't go wrong with Asimov. - ER - 5/23/2014 12:30:00 PM
  - Flexible truth - mcfly - 5/23/2014 6:10:50 PM
    - Hmmm. - bowser - 5/24/2014 4:38:45 AM
      - Hmmm indeed. - mcfly - 5/26/2014 6:29:28 PM
      - The insistence on absolute, eternal truth... - ER - 5/24/2014 12:54:54 PM
        
        All we can ever hope to know is from the perspective of *man* - Jody - 5/24/2014 8:12:33 PM
        
        True - mcfly - 5/26/2014 6:32:12 PM
        
        Well... - Jody - 5/26/2014 7:41:01 PM
    - No doubt you have noticed... - ER - 5/23/2014 8:35:41 PM

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