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   by incorporeal 1mo ago

   I think about this stuff a lot. It's crazy how I, like, water plants with clean water that's literally on tap. Warm showers on-demand are a daily miracle. Immediate illumination for why people don't quite feel like royalty de
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   by incorporeal 1mo ago

   The Annotated Turing is great. Thanks for mentioning the others, I'll check them out. I've read a little of Einstein's original work (in longish excerpts) and it was a nice enough read I'd welcome more of it, especiall
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   by incorporeal 1mo ago

   I think their deal is taking seriously the "college is about learning how to learn" thing, and direct engagement with the output of people regarded as greats in their fields on the assumption that, when possible, that's a goo
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   by incorporeal 1mo ago

   Seconding that that one stood out to me. Actually studying at-least large portions of it is typical at a handful of liberal arts colleges that favor the "great books" approach, at least a couple of which have pretty good reputat
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   by incorporeal 1mo ago

   It’s impossible to “rigidly” define words like “chair” when faced with someone who’s committed to demonstrating ways you’ve failed to do it. Luckily we never need to do that with words for them to be useful, even in legal contexts.