Post #2993822
2026-01-18 04:01 UTC
@ArchiteuthisFlux@leds.social responding to a lighthouse is not a bad metaphor for intelligence though, because it actually involves:
(a) observation—what is this lighthouse's pattern?
(b) measurement—what bearing is it...
(c) self-knowledge—...relative to my heading?
(d) external information—where is it on the chart?
(e) correlation—conclude where i am along a line
(f) prediction—where i will be after a period of time
(g) decision-making—is that where i want to be?
(h) action—course correct as needed.
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@ArchiteuthisFlux@leds.social 2026-01-18 04:09
@vfig@mastodon.gamedev.place Like entering the coordinates to a rake on your front lawn into the Apollo Guidance Computer then having it precisely guide you to step on it and hitting yourself in the face.
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@smitty@dice.camp 2026-01-18 14:58
@vfig@mastodon.gamedev.place @ArchiteuthisFlux@leds.social Sure, but the diagram displays a catastrophic failure at step (g).