Hacker Laws

#1

Post by kaonwarb » Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 1:21 PM UTC

Re: Hacker Laws

#2

Post by JSR_FDED » Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 2:45 PM UTC

So many people get Occam’s razor wrong. I like the way you describe it as the least number of concepts and assumptions, rather than just “simplest”.

Re: Hacker Laws

#3

Post by onre » Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 2:50 PM UTC

JSR_FDED wrote: post #2

So many people get Occam’s razor wrong. I like the way you describe it as the least number of concepts and assumptions, rather than just “simplest”.

I feel this is a side-effect of so many people getting "simple" wrong, as in, calling things simple because they superficially seem so, even while being aware of but ignoring the underlying complexities.

Re: Hacker Laws

#4

Post by onionisafruit » Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 2:58 PM UTC

Sometimes I see a post and immediately know it’s going to take over my day. I’ll probably spend at least three hours reading this and the linked wikipedia articles.