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What HN saysCommenters call Bless the Toolmakers a classic post and link its New Liberal Arts curriculum and an essay on Marvin Minsky and AI.
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ctogden · 2020-07-07
Another classic Snarkmarket post is Bless the Toolmakers: http://snarkmarket.com/2011/7320
jordigh · 2015-08-16
Is Old Man Minsky the only one who still thinks that machines should do AI instead of machine learning? He certainly seemed to believe that in 2007. Who is still on his side?
http://snarkmarket.com/blog/snarkives/societyculture/old_man_minsky/
Volscio · 2010-09-10
Also see Snarkmarket's New Liberal Arts curriculum:
http://snarkmarket.com/nla/
Attention Economics, Brevity, Coding and Decoding, Creativity, Finding, Food, Genderfuck, Home Economics, Inaccuracy, Iteration, Journalism, Mapping, Marketing, Micropolitics, Myth and Magic, Negotiation, Photography, Play, Reality Engineering, Translation, Video Literacy
robinsloan · 2010-06-27
"Powered aircraft pilots practice engine-out scenarios as part of emergency training. A checklist is brought out that usually sets a good glide angle and starts the pilot thinking about a place to land.
However, glider pilots perform that skill every flight. From the moment of release and throughout the flight, they’re constantly planning ahead, thinking of where the landing spot will be (and some alternates) and what flight path will get them there."
http://snarkmarket.com/2010/5750/comment-page-1#comment-11786