> But then von Neumann abruptly switched from talking about the power of the atom to the power of machines that he thought were 'going to become not only more important but indispensable.
> ‘We will be able to go into space way beyond the moon if only people could keep pace with what they create,’ he said. And he worried that if we did not, those same machines could be more dangerous than the bombs he was helping to build.
We shoulda stayed at the vacuum tube level. #vonNeumann
A basic algorithm for a basic guy: find the edge points in the binary image and change their colour to that of the target image. Rinse and repeat until the edge no longer moves.
#trumpmemes #donaldtrump #greenland #makeamericagreenlandagain #trumpland #cellularautomaton #edgedetection #vonneumann #pythoncode #opengl #algorithmicart #algorist
In 1945, #vonNeumann proposed the bus-based #computer #architecture, an advanced #Turing Machine, as it were.
In 1977, #Backus, the father of the first high-level language, FORTRAN, advocated abandoning the "von Neumann bottleneck" and adopting the architecture that is aligned with the FP model.
In 2025, the world is still squeezing itself through the von Neumann bottleneck, still using PP+OO von Neumann languages.
In computing, most things are perennial, but some things are perpetual, for good or ill.
Extreme Environmentalism #etc #gaia #environmentalism #dna #vonneumann #syfi #yellowstone #radiation #panspermia #space A real environmentalist would focus on making this planet uninhabitable so we escape before it’s too late.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://ithoughthecamewithyou.com/post/extreme-environmentalism
Why a decades old architecture decision is impeding the power of AI computing
https://research.ibm.com/blog/why-von-neumann-architecture-is-impeding-the-power-of-ai-computing
#HackerNews #AIcomputing #ArchitectureDecision #VonNeumann #ResearchTech #ComputingChallenges
Musical biography of John von Neumann #filk #filkmusic #vonneumann #paperclips #universalpaperclips #mathematicians
Tune: Chuck Berry, "Johnny B. Goode" (https://youtu.be/Y-9Y4CCIWnM)
(guitar solo)
Deep down in Central Europe where the Danube flows,
In the basin where the Magyar kingdoms rose,
Of all the math and science nerds, he was the best,
At the Lutheran gymnasium of Budapest.
He was Neumann János Lajos in his land of birth,
And Johnny von Neumann on the rest of Earth.
Go go, go Johnny go, go,
Go Johnny go go go,
Johnny v. N.
The theory of sets he handled with aplomb,
Then quantum mechanics and the atom bomb,
And in Philly, Pennsylvania, he came to hack
On an early computer called the ENIAC.
Then self-replicating interstellar ships,
To turn the universe into paper clips.
Go go, go Johnny go, go,
Go Johnny go go go,
Johnny v. N.
Yet again, we might be slipping further away from open computing, when html was text and people had control over how their computers interpret it and what code they run.
This would strip users of the right to protect themselves against malicious actors, exploits, #advertisement and #trackers.
A democratic state is supposed to protect its citizens. The outcome of this lawsuit could be an atrocity.
Creo que hay un patrón en ser un marginado y volverse un friki de los ordenadores y los libros
RT @chemaalonso - El lado del mal - Maniac (Mathematical Analyzer, Numerator, Integrator, and Computer): Para amantes de la lectura, la ciencia y la tecnología. https://www.elladodelmal.com/2025/06/maniac-mathematical-analyzer-numerator.html #VonNeumann #Libros #Maniac #Historia #Matemáticas #Literatura #lectura #tecnología #física #Computadores
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