We're Not Platonists, We've Just Learned the Bitter Lesson

Re:We're Not Platonists, We've Just Learned the Bitter Lesson by donkile on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @02:35PM (#36867210)

Doesn’t a hummingbird fly better than a Cessna? Better collision avoidance, easier maneuverability and tiny size…

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Re:We're Not Platonists, We've Just Learned the Bitter Lesson by b59831 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @02:48PM (#36867443)

What about flight distance? Cargo capacity? Navigation ability?...

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Re:We're Not Platonists, We've Just Learned the Bitter Lesson by earthboundkid on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @10:37PM (#36872484)

Fuel requirements: sugar water tastes better.

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Re:We're Not Platonists, We've Just Learned the Bitter Lesson by mos_basik on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @02:54PM (#36867541)

earthboundkid is arguing that there's no point in making the claim that one flies better than the other because that claim breaks into many subclaims; some support one position and some support the other.

You named some subclaims that support the position that a hummingbird flies better than a Cessna.

But there are also many that support the other position: range, speed, load...

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Re:We're Not Platonists, We've Just Learned the Bitter Lesson by myk9001 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @06:29PM (#36870567)

I can't help but wonder how the two of them compare to an unladen swallow in terms of airspeed velocity.

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