bless this mess

Yes, C++ may even be too far. Writing C in a very regimented way to run on very old processors by today's standards is 'aerospace grade (tm)'.

Looks convenient, but another step towards a monoculture internet. :(

this is such a wholesome nerd post. i love it.

You need theory before you get implementation.

Wager: None of the theory on this page will have any bearing on the implementation of a real world AI system that solves any problem of interest.

Not that there aren't problems to solve regarding AI, just that this line of inquiry won't be relevant to solving them. It'll be complicated boring work dealing with power structures, economics, and social movements, not thought experiments about omnipotent Others.

You will have to be clearer, because I submitted here information about an «implementation of a real world AI system that solves [a] problem of interest» through some «theory on this page» only hours ago.

It is not fully clear what you mean with "«this line of inquiry»", because the submission does not seem to deal with «omnipotent Others», and because the «boring work» will have no foundation without the actual product and its theoretical and technical enablers.

"In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." Eisenhower.

Most of the history of technological development is the other way around. Theory-driven novel engineering is actually quite rare.

Quantum mechanics came about after we already had electronics. If anything it was a result of the hundred year disruption in physics that the use of electricity brought.

It did, however we would probably have hit a ceiling if QM remained unknown to us.

https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/112615/why-is-it...

Electronics predate our physical understanding of how they work.

I'm sure there are plenty of things we've implemented without theory, such as global warming or the economy.

Think we had the first airplane before Prandtl came up with his stuff.

:eyes:

Perhaps this will assist in catalyzing the transition for SF's economy becoming actually sustainable.

Why wouldn't you just keep a local version? Do you have a "top git project" for checking out others? Seems like it could be convenient, I suppose.

I usually do this when I'm developing one project that has a third-party dependency which either doesn't have a release, or I need to make modifications. That way I can work on the dependency and easily keep track of what version is used in the parent project at any point in history.

IMO, it's a bit weird they would even host their source code on open-facing GitHub. Of course I don't know the whole story, but seems like a company dealing with security would benefit from hosting their on VCS, perhaps GitHub enterprise, behind a VPN..?

That's one of those weird questions: does Okta have more resources for knowing abnormal VCS behavior, or GitHub?

IMHO the network is no longer the correct security boundary, and I hope I never encounter a VPN in my career ever again

That would be contrary to Okta's zero-trust security model.

They had to have titled it like this on purpose. I almost spat out my tea.