“The more accurately you see the world, the less disappointed you will be.” – Dr. Freckles
Seeing the world …
Stuff
“Democritus said ‘stuff’ is made of smaller stuff, but that’s not enough.” – Dr. Freckles
Necessity …
“Necessity is the mother of necessity.” – Dr. Freckles
ORCA
Clear lens …
“Some people have a clear lens, others need some Windex.” – Dr. Freckles
Your Own Private Idaho
“We really are living in a world now where everyone inhabits their own designed reality.” – Dr. Freckles
- Cities is where it started
- The conversation with my cousin, Jan 2016
- On the METRO in 2019, heading to RED MOUND, with all the smart device zombies
ANARCHIST TEAM BUILDING
Don’t waste time on the rock or the reef,
simply flow around,
one day they might become water,
and you become the reef,
or the rock,
again.
So let them be.
ROBOT LIFEGUARD PROBLEM
Link: https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/robotic-lifeguard-changes-water-rescues
Link: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/new-robot-lifeguard-will-save-people-from-drowning
Robot lifeguard … at pools.
So if your kid falls in, they don’t drown if you’re not around.
(wake me when that happens)
(it seems like a trivial problem – or is it?)
Think about the swimming pool scene in the movie “Caddyshack” (1980), how does a robot navigate that scenario? – lots of kids screaming, superficially they seem like they’re drowning.
A heuristic database might include a rule that says: “must be below the surface, this long …” … That’s a simple rule. As long as the robot can determine if a child has been below the surface too long – but this too gets harder as you add children to the pool, or other objects.
It’s not a non-trivial problem.
- threat detection
- spoofing
- belligerent human
Science …
“Science is philosophy with more discipline.” – Dr. Freckles
Science and engineering … (truth and cool)
“I want to find out the truth, and then do something cool – if that’s not science and engineering, then what is it?” – Dr. Freckles