glen -
I'm not sure if you're accidentally proving my point or purposefully
arguing that my point was too vapid. >8^D
Do miter saws work better if 90° is really 90°? I suggest they work
the same regardless of calibration.
If you want to make a picture (or window) frame and your miter-saw is
not calibrated you will achieve a parallelogram which if that is what
you want... and don't mind then cutting your glass to match the
not-quite-square-ness.
The calibration is the scheme ... the template through which the goo
extrudes. A good example of when accurate and precise calibration is
NOT better is the exquisite corpse.
As I (vaguely) understand exquisite corpse, you get to see the most
trivial edge of the previous section for the explicit purpose *of*
calibration?
If you see my part before you contribute your part, the composite will
be less interesting.
I do believe EC works better if the "hipbone is connected to the
thighbone" and "the shoulderbone is connected to the torsobone"? basic
registration and alignment is still relevant, else an exquisite corpse
becomes a mere triptych of random elements composed arbitrarily?
Serendipity under minimal constraints?
The same would be true for a simulated annealing task. If you don't
wiggle/heat it up in the right way, you won't get what you *want*.
well, yes, there are general (I'm much more familiar with low-tech
metallurgical contexts than fancy simulation, though not entirely
unfamiliar) rules one must follow for the annealing to be effective.
Heat up to a certain general temperature at a certain rate, then cool it
slowly or quickly (quench) according to your desire (hardness,
plasticity, edge-holding, etc)... My limited understanding of use in
simulation is essentially depth/breadth tradeoffs? If you don't do
enough or do too much at the wrong time, you fail to get the results you
sought?
In Chrissy Stroop's pluralism chart, this advice comes in the form of
"Treating shared values as more important than shared beliefs". What
matters most is your goal, not the imperfect tools you haphazardly
apply toward that goal.
I definitely agree with this... and that is why I'm able to construct
windows and picture frames that "work" even if I might have to "measure
thrice, cut twice" or adjust other things to match whatever lame thing I
actually did because I couldn't be bothered to "check square". My
goal is to make a suitable frame for a window or picture and if that
involves multiple cuts, filling gaps with putty, whatever...
In the social context, I've been a victim of "best intentions" quite
often in my life... it bothered me a lot more when I was young because I
was somehow more "results oriented" or had less perspective. I now (I
think following your example?) can acknowledge "I'm glad you did that
thing for the reasons you did even if it turned out badly for me or
someone else who you were trying to help".
When I vote (governmental or board or stock ownership or "what do we
want on our pizza?") I do it more according "how will this shape the
world I want to live in?" rather than "what specific short-term,
localized gain can I obtain from this?"
Or did I miss your points (again, some more)?
- Steve
On 1/31/25 9:10 AM, steve smith wrote:
I'm bad at this, but it really does help to calibrate a tool before
using it (e.g. miter saws work much better if the indicator of 90deg
REALLY IS 90deg, easy to check easyish to adjust, worth it). But to
support the idea of parsimony, realizing that rather than getting out
a fancy square, one can simply cut a piece of scrap and flip it over
and see if it aligns with the blade!
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