Michael Gratton (mjog)

Michael Gratton

Climate denialist Christopher Monckton recommends Australian mining companies buy media to support misinformation: http://ur1.ca/802ld

Michael Gratton

Hey you, privacy advocate! Go help the people that campaign for Internet, software and information freedom! http://ur1.ca/6r2hl

Michael Gratton

Hey you, Linux nerd! Go help the people that makes the software that powers your platform! http://ur1.ca/6r2hl

Michael Gratton

Hey you, social justice supporter! Help the people that make software for developing countries freely available! http://ur1.ca/6r2hl

Michael Gratton

Hey you, Internet user! Go support the people that make much of the software powering the Internet possible! http://ur1.ca/6r2hl

Michael Gratton

_Sheesh!_

Michael Gratton X11R5 , Samuel Clemens Rewtapello

@screwtape That guy? @X11R5 isn't even answering my calls any more. Justified true belief, my arse.

Michael Gratton

It’s hard being a Fire Dragon: “His leadership qualities are often marred by his desire to be treated like the Messiah.” http://ur1.ca/7mq9j

Michael Gratton

In other news, cognitive robotics really needs to concentrate on belief representation and reasoning, rather than knowledge R&R.

Michael Gratton

ATP = All Tomorrow's Parties = Automated Theorem Proving. COINCIDENCE?!

Michael Gratton

OUP is having a sale! Buy, read, learn. http://ur1.ca/7khm8

Michael Gratton Space Hobo

@spacehobo Sure, Feynman didn't even coin the algorithm - it was due to colleague, but hey, it sure makes a good lede.

Michael Gratton

Personally, I prefer: “1. Write down the problem, 2. Take a shower, 3. Write down the solution.”

Michael Gratton

The Norvig problem solving algorithm is “1. Index everything, 2. ..., 3. Write down the answer.”

Michael Gratton

The Feynman problem solving algorithm is “1. Write down the problem, 2. Think very hard, 3. Write down the answer”

Michael Gratton

News at 11: Fox News to declare Internet an enemy combatant in War On Drugs: http://ur1.ca/7k8mm

Michael Gratton

In other news, it would be interesting examining the intersection of two-stage theories of free will and the AI planning problem.

Michael Gratton

Seriously, it's 2012 and I have to manually do version control? Where's my DVCFS, dammit? /me stares pointedly at the cloud

Michael Gratton

If there's one thing the “Shit * Says” demonstrates, it's that YouTube sure is a good way to monetise public outrage.

Michael Gratton

First digest email from NM this year, and the peace that comes from having forgotten about Tony Abbot's existence is shattered.