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Re:Using Claude Code to modernize a forgotten Linux kernel d... by tankenmate on Monday September 08, 2025 @02:45AM (#45165285)
I have a strong suspicion that the world is not as deterministic as you'd like it to be.
Re:Using Claude Code to modernize a forgotten Linux kernel d... by lukan on Monday September 08, 2025 @04:27AM (#45165892)
Or it is deterministic, but infinitely complex, so that also leaves us only with stochastic.
Re:Using Claude Code to modernize a forgotten Linux kernel d... by Chris2048 on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @07:25AM (#45180486)
stochastic vs deterministic is arguable a property of modelling, not reality.

Something so complex that we cannot model it as deterministic is hence stochastic. We can just as easily model a stochastic thing by ignoring the stochastic parts.

separating subjective appearance of things from how we can conceptualise them as models begs a deeper philosophical question of how you can talk about the nature of things you cannot perceive.