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The beginning of wisdom about math is that it's about relationships, not about objects.
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RT @KevinSimler
“The beginning of wisdom about X is Y.”
I first saw this construction used by Robert Trivers: “The beginning of wisdom about the immune system is understanding that it is extremely costly.”
Q: How would you fill this in for different values of X and Y?
https://twitter.com/KevinSimler/status/1352486675637624833
@ayegill The beginning of wisdom about entropy is understanding that it's defined only in relation to the set of macrovariables under consideration.
@ayegill The beginning of wisdom about programming is that code is primarily a communication to other* programmers, rather than to the compiler.
* including your future self, who will _not_ remember how that 'clever trick' you just came up with works