Pissipissini Johnson 🩵! :DJul 29, 2024

Can we Ponder this Orb?

https://sh.itjust.works/post/22952157

Can we Ponder this Orb? - sh.itjust.works

I believe “The Orb” is actually a concept that holds a lot of power on these forums. It’s an idea that can easily spread and is enjoyed. If you look at memes on here right now, you’re constantly being forced to “ponder” (or think about) it, which isn’t even something I’m complaining about. It can plant itself (at least temporarily) in your mind. Since it’s also associated with so many things (like wizards and fantasies), it can encourage you to think about things in a certain way.

Show thread𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍Jul 30, 2024
Something something circles ≠ spheres cue laughter
Show threadZiglin (it/they)
Isn’t this a 2d sphere? (aka S^1)
Jul 30, 2024 at 7:04amWeb
Show threadPissipissini Johnson 🩵! :DJul 30, 2024

Yes. I believe so. And thinking about the internal surface of a 3D, hollow sphere is a lot like pondering an Orb.

You can build up logic systems using set theory geometry inside your own head to “ponder the wizard’s Orb”. Pondering an Orb can in theory do almost anything a modern computer can do inside a well-educated scholar’s mind.

Lisp programming is almost directly based on these same concepts, which is why lots of early programmers loved it. They found it easy to visualise using stuff like comprehension of Escher-type geometrical spaces to make complicated computer simulations.