Chris Lattner: The Future of Computing and Programming Languages [audio]

Post by Paradigma11 » Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 4:41 PM UTC

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Not to be a romantic, but what do you think of neuralink (asked to someone in unrelated field to fulfill weird Musk quota the podcast seems to have)?

I don't understand the obsession with Elon Musk some seemingly smart individuals seem to have. Seems like such a waste of time.

Post by rcgorton » Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 4:49 PM UTC

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Every time I run across an episode of this podcast I need to weigh in my interest in a great guest versus having to listen to Lex's monotone voice and meaning-of-life type questions. The disparity is amazing - the list of guests is easily the best out of any podcast that has guests that I've ever come across; and the delivery of the host is just about the worst I've come across too. I guess I'll listen to this one.

you don't like thinking about the meaning of life?

Post by euler_angles » Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 4:56 PM UTC

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It’s an appeal to the authority of credibility. The more you speak through the language of results, the more credible you are. It’s this appeal to credibility that people rely on when they choose doctors or lawyers.

You say it like credibility in those two contexts are a bad thing. Doctors and lawyers are about the only occupations where a professional’s mistake could cost a client his/her life. No other professions come close, which is part of why the training is long and the practitioners require a license to practice.

Post by kaesar14 » Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 5:04 PM UTC

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This is not why he gets these guests. Lex is very famous in his own right. His episodes on Joe Rogan's podcast are some of the most popular he's put out. He's a well respected researcher in his own right. Chris Lattner did not go on this podcast because Lex's dad is a physicist.

I think his affiliation with MIT probably helped to start with, but you still have to shoot your shot. He interviewed three billionaires before episode 20 (none of which would give a shit about plasma physics btw, lol).

Post by crispyambulance » Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 5:10 PM UTC

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"Genius", "contrarian" and "patriot" are all characterizations that don't have any basis in reality. What has he ACTUALLY DONE other than talk up a storm that amounts to not much at all? AFIAK, he's just an employee of Peter Thiel.

He’s a social critic. “What have you actually done?” is the most common non sequitur used to silence critics and dissidents since time immemorial. It’s irrelevant. Anyone is allowed to be a critic. Their accomplishments have no bearing on the veracity of their arguments. That would be an appeal to authority.