torstein

If the universe is a (deterministic?) simulation, would it matter to us if it were actually computed?

And if no, does anyone (or thing) need to come up with the rules for the simulation for us to experience it?

Here is an exercise proposal: Find the hidden terms of a polynomial expression, where the fitness function is the integral of the hidden function minus the new one.

The cameras of the time required longer exposure times, so peoples expressions are (most often) natural. (Try genuinly smiling for a minute.)

"Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it."

   — Donald Knuth

I believe they've had problems with this earlier.

And 'trell' means slave in norwegian.

I don't think you can avoid this kind of thing if you want a short and pronounceable name.

"Conrad Wolfram says the part of math we teach -- calculation by hand -- isn't just tedious, it's mostly irrelevant to real mathematics and the real world. He presents his radical idea: teaching kids math through computer programming."

http://www.ted.com/talks/conrad_wolfram_teaching_kids_real_m...

>He doesn't care how the tides work, tell him why they work. Why is the moon at the right distance to provide a gentle tide, and exert a stabilizing effect on earth's axis of rotation, thus protecting life here? Why does gravity work the way it does? Why does anything at all exist rather than not exist? O'Reilly is correct that these questions can only be addressed by mythmaking, religion or philosophy, not by science.

Science doesn't really aim to answer the 'why'-questions, but rather the 'how'-questions. The scientific method boils down to falsifying hypothesis, and it's a lot easier with 'how does the tide work?' than 'why does the tide work (the way it does)?'.

Science can't say anything about 'Why does anything at all exist rather than not exist?', because there is no way to test any of the answers. So it's left to mythology, religion or philosophy to answer.

Anyone care to explain why almost every computer related queries have declined since 2004?

Is it as simple as more "normal" people use the internet?

Here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2527746