Comment by dapperdrake Comment by dapperdrake a day ago 4 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News No assumption holds for all environments.Posh example: Axiom of choice.
Copy Link naasking a day ago Collapse Comment - There are definitely some assumptions that hold for all environments. For instance, "all resources are finite". Reply View | 3 replies Copy Link eszed a day ago Parent Collapse Comment - Aye, but in many cases a theoretical limit can be ignored in practice. (Stupid example: I need more cooling = "I need more fans", not "I'm running out of air".) Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link naasking 17 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Finite resources are a common problem though. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link lstodd 10 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Stupidity is known to be infinite. And it is a resource. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link eszed a day ago Parent Collapse Comment - Aye, but in many cases a theoretical limit can be ignored in practice. (Stupid example: I need more cooling = "I need more fans", not "I'm running out of air".) Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link naasking 17 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Finite resources are a common problem though. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link lstodd 10 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Stupidity is known to be infinite. And it is a resource. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link naasking 17 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Finite resources are a common problem though. Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link lstodd 10 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Stupidity is known to be infinite. And it is a resource. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link lstodd 10 hours ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Stupidity is known to be infinite. And it is a resource. Reply View | 0 replies
There are definitely some assumptions that hold for all environments. For instance, "all resources are finite".