The Singularity is Near
Feb. 17th, 2006 10:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
swestrupI've been reading the book The Singularity is Near that ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wlach loaned me. So far I'm up to page 98 and it has just now started saying (minor) things I didn't actually know already. So far its been mostly explanations of things I already know and some rather good arguments supporting positions I already believe in.
So far, its been worth reading, but I think I'll have to look up many of the documents named in the extensive footnotes to get the full potential of the book.
Oh, and FWIW, I don't buy his definition of 'Order' AT ALL, and his definition of 'Complexity' seems somewhat self-serving. I don't think that damages his arguments though, so I have to wonder why he's doing it. Maybe I'll find out later in the book.
wlach loaned me. So far I'm up to page 98 and it has just now started saying (minor) things I didn't actually know already. So far its been mostly explanations of things I already know and some rather good arguments supporting positions I already believe in.So far, its been worth reading, but I think I'll have to look up many of the documents named in the extensive footnotes to get the full potential of the book.
Oh, and FWIW, I don't buy his definition of 'Order' AT ALL, and his definition of 'Complexity' seems somewhat self-serving. I don't think that damages his arguments though, so I have to wonder why he's doing it. Maybe I'll find out later in the book.
