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#roots
Epigrams On Programming
Recursion
Recursion is the root of computation since it trades description for time.
Japanese Aesthetics (parkes, Graham)
The cut (kire) in Japanese aesthetics
A distinctive notion in Japanese aesthetic discourse is that of the “cut” (kire) or, “cut-continuity” (kire-tsuzuki). The “cut” is a basic trope in Rinzai School of Zen Buddhism, especially as exemplified in the teachings of the Zen master Hakuin (1686–1769). For Hakuin the aim…
La Formica Zen (italian Edition) ( )
Radici e rami
La continuità ci dà le radici; il cambiamento ci regala i rami, lasciando a noi la volontà di estenderli e di farli crescere fino a raggiungere nuove altezze" (Pauline R. Kezer)
Research Fronts 2014 : 100 Top Ranked Specialties In The Sciences And Social
Co-citation strength and research fronts
The method of measuring co-citation similarity and the threshold of co-citation strength employed in creating research fronts has changed over the years. Today, we use cosine similarity, calculated as the co-citation frequency count divided by the square root of the product of…
The Book: On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Nothing eludes inspection like consciousness
For the human organism is, apparently, the most complex of all organisms, and while one has the advantage of knowing one’s own organism so intimately—from the inside—there is also the disadvantage of being so close to it that one can never quite get at it. Nothing so eludes…