Heuristic (Ecogeographic rules 🌍)

A heuristic or heuristic technique is any approach to problem solving that employs a pragmatic method that is not fully optimized, perfected, or rationalized, but is nevertheless "good enough" as an approximation or attribute substitution. Where finding an optimal solution is impossible or impractical, heuristic methods can be used to s...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristic

#Heuristic #Adages #Heuristics #RulesOfThumb #BiologicalRules #EcogeographicRules

Heuristic (Ecogeographic rules 🌍)

A heuristic 'method of discovery', or heuristic technique is any approach to problem solving that employs a pragmatic method that is not fully optimized, perfected, or rationalized, but is nevertheless "good enough" as an approximation or attribute substitution. Where finding an optimal solution is impossible or impractical, heuristic m...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristic

#Heuristic #Adages #Heuristics #RulesOfThumb #BiologicalRules #EcogeographicRules

Four #RulesofThumb for #RubyLang Gems

1. Use or improve existing gems; avoid "not invented here" syndrome.

2. Gems are best for *nix-like libraries & utilities.

3. Don't treat interdependent gems as #microservices.

4. If you need an application, _write_ an application!

Good morning Europe + Afrrica, hope you're having a good day Asia, sleep well North America.

A quick post from yesterday about #RulesOfThumb in #SeaLevelRise + #IceSheets

http://sternaparadisaea.net/2023/01/18/rules-of-thumb-about-ice-sheets-and-sea-level-rise/

Inspired by a lunch time discussion I made a quick post on #SeaLevelRise and #IceSheet #RulesOfThumb

#HalfHourBlog

https://sternaparadisaea.net/2023/01/18/rules-of-thumb-about-ice-sheets-and-sea-level-rise/

What does gardening now and before tell about climate change?

Quite a lot.
"Wherever we look, we can see that the seasons are changing. Gardening lore no longer holds. Flowering may happen earlier. Many species have to move or die. Here’s what you might notice."

in similar fashion we've also thought about this with @roopeOK through rules-of-thumb.

(links to preprints of our research in the replies below)

#ClimateChange #RulesOfThumb #seasons #TraditionalKnowledge

https://theconversation.com/what-planting-tomatoes-shows-us-about-climate-change-193830