Michael Will 🍁
@scidata.ca
computation from first principles 0101
FORTH PROLOG GOFAI RISC-V HPC Spaceflight Astronomy
Zebrafish SciFi CitSci Archaeology Anthropology Psychohistory
Website: www.scidata.ca
Discussion: worthdefending.blogspot.com
GOFAI Forum: gofai.discourse.group
FORTH PROLOG GOFAI RISC-V HPC Spaceflight Astronomy
Zebrafish SciFi CitSci Archaeology Anthropology Psychohistory
Website: www.scidata.ca
Discussion: worthdefending.blogspot.com
GOFAI Forum: gofai.discourse.group
So many important computer peeps are from/in Toronto. Ranging from angels to devils. Don't know why.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So many important computer peeps are from/in Toronto. Ranging from angels to devils. Don't know why.
The first thing I realized when considering Computational Psychohistory was that Bayesian was the way to go. The second thing was that that effectively eliminated predicting the far future. The third thing was that this could be a powerful tool for anthropology, and projects like Linear A perhaps.
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The first thing I realized when considering Computational Psychohistory was that Bayesian was the way to go. The second thing was that that effectively eliminated predicting the far future. The third thing was that this could be a powerful tool for anthropology, and projects like Linear A perhaps.
Nowhere in the known Universe is enshittification more pervasive than in the field of Generative Artificial Intelligence. GenAI is neither artificial (plagiarism & theft), nor intelligent (it's quite literally mindless). It only generates its own metrics.
#GOFAI #ComputationalThinking #SensoryMotor
#GOFAI #ComputationalThinking #SensoryMotor
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Nowhere in the known Universe is enshittification more pervasive than in the field of Generative Artificial Intelligence. GenAI is neither artificial (plagiarism & theft), nor intelligent (it's quite literally mindless). It only generates its own metrics.
#GOFAI #ComputationalThinking #SensoryMotor
#GOFAI #ComputationalThinking #SensoryMotor
It's fun to play with old software (I still use Excel 3 occasionally). However in the modern world few of us have the space to curate actual legacy machines. A good solution is to use VirtualBox or similar to have runnable versions instead of physical machines. Or even a Raspberry Pi for emulation.
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It's fun to play with old software (I still use Excel 3 occasionally). However in the modern world few of us have the space to curate actual legacy machines. A good solution is to use VirtualBox or similar to have runnable versions instead of physical machines. Or even a Raspberry Pi for emulation.
The world cannot live without the Arctic; it affects every living thing on Earth and acts as a virtual thermostat, reflecting sunlight and cooling the planet.
- Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
- Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The world cannot live without the Arctic; it affects every living thing on Earth and acts as a virtual thermostat, reflecting sunlight and cooling the planet.
- Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
- Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
Or sifting thru Arecibo data searching for pulsars. Halcyon days.
The scientific spirit is of more value than its products
- Thomas Huxley
#CitizenScience
The scientific spirit is of more value than its products
- Thomas Huxley
#CitizenScience
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Or sifting thru Arecibo data searching for pulsars. Halcyon days.
The scientific spirit is of more value than its products
- Thomas Huxley
#CitizenScience
The scientific spirit is of more value than its products
- Thomas Huxley
#CitizenScience
Even jobs like categorizing galaxies are best done by humans, even just crowd-sourced citizen scientists. And people learn from doing that work - bonus. And I'm saying this after being a -real- AI dev for 40+ years.
#GOFAI #ComputationalThinking
#GOFAI #ComputationalThinking
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Even jobs like categorizing galaxies are best done by humans, even just crowd-sourced citizen scientists. And people learn from doing that work - bonus. And I'm saying this after being a -real- AI dev for 40+ years.
#GOFAI #ComputationalThinking
#GOFAI #ComputationalThinking
Hmmm 40-pin TMS9995 CPU. Don't know that one. But it seems like an awful waste of space. Bonus points if you can tell us what movie that's from 🤪
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hmmm 40-pin TMS9995 CPU. Don't know that one. But it seems like an awful waste of space. Bonus points if you can tell us what movie that's from 🤪
Along the same lines, some have compared GenAI to Lovecraft's Shoggoth.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoggoth
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoggoth
Shoggoth - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Along the same lines, some have compared GenAI to Lovecraft's Shoggoth.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoggoth
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoggoth
Empathy driven development. Yup.
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Forth: A Syntonic Language
Educators sometimes hold up an ideal of knowledge as having the kind of coherence defined by formal logic. But these ideals bear little resemblance to the way in which most people experience themse…
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November 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Empathy driven development. Yup.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Very sorry to hear about this. It's making the news here too.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/j...
Maybe reach out to other countries with a similar problem?
www.cbc.ca/news/world/j...
Maybe reach out to other countries with a similar problem?
Japan deploys military amid increase in fatal bear encounters this year | CBC News
Japan deployed troops on Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Very sorry to hear about this. It's making the news here too.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/j...
Maybe reach out to other countries with a similar problem?
www.cbc.ca/news/world/j...
Maybe reach out to other countries with a similar problem?
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
45+ years ago, I met the Canadian physicist who wrote Microchess at his little lab in east Toronto. That short chat started me on my A.I. journey.
#GOFAI #Chess #ComputationalThinking
#GOFAI #Chess #ComputationalThinking
November 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
45+ years ago, I met the Canadian physicist who wrote Microchess at his little lab in east Toronto. That short chat started me on my A.I. journey.
#GOFAI #Chess #ComputationalThinking
#GOFAI #Chess #ComputationalThinking
Crack open a rock, and you're suddenly transported back in time 100 million years.
#Paleontology #Alberta
#Paleontology #Alberta
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Crack open a rock, and you're suddenly transported back in time 100 million years.
#Paleontology #Alberta
#Paleontology #Alberta
Without virtue signaling, it's all just a soul-less money machine. What do you expect, craftsmanship or imagination?
November 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Without virtue signaling, it's all just a soul-less money machine. What do you expect, craftsmanship or imagination?
Not all investment is financial. Time for a "what you can do for your country" speech.
November 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Not all investment is financial. Time for a "what you can do for your country" speech.
One of my deferred projects: get Linux running on a COSMAC 1802. Penguin meets Elf.
November 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
One of my deferred projects: get Linux running on a COSMAC 1802. Penguin meets Elf.