If you think about it deep learning is the triumphant return of analog computing.
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“Digital” is etymologically related to counting on fingers
“Analogue” is etymologically related to seeing in patterns/proportions
The symbolic vs subsymbolic divide is superficial, the discrete vs continuous divide gets closer, but the essence is how you measure the real
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Have you read _Mount Analogue_? Yet another unread book on my to read pile (that one's buried in storage). An odd little book, seems fascinating:
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I love browsing book sales and used bookstores. :) I appreciate both directed searches and serendipity.
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It's too bad the big book sale in SF is canceled this year. The biggest book sale I've been to. I spent about 12 hours browsing the last one I went to. They have a nice little store at the SF Library too: friendssfpl.org/bigbooksale.ht

