#heuristic

[chicago-geniza]

Sorry for being the obnoxious caricature of a stoner who is perpetually prattling on about weed. However. I think I pinpointed what is actually useful/helpful about the way weed alters my consciousness and it's like. Temporary suspension of the omnipresent sense that somewhere, somehow, I am In Trouble, I just haven't gotten Caught yet, and/or am too scatterbrained to realize what I've already done that will get me In Trouble eventually. The spectre of "Trouble" stops looming so large it eclipses all possibility and I can do things like "text my friends" and "go outside more than once a week" and "check the mail" and "answer the telephone"

[stoicmike]

The problem with philosophy is it uses words like heuristic and teleology that you can only remember the meaning of for maybe five minutes. -- Michael Lipsey

[unikwaninnovations]

[mochiotomedumplings]

is self esteem/confidence/dignity/self pride some sort of mechanism to help the human consciousness navigate life in general ? at first i thought it just seems like a terrible idea, having some sort of judgement towards one’s being as a whole as opposed to just individual skills. the latter makes some sense as some sort of heuristic gauge to figure the likelihood of success in any particular activity/course of action. but this sort of self judgement, which links to the idea of duty and self righteousness, seems to eventually tie in with the goal of having an easy way to figure out what to feel and consequently what to do at any given time. this goal is also something that can explain the obsession/subconscious desire in many of us to figure out our “personality” or destiny or some kind of logical story that would help guide us in our own future endeavours.

horoscopes, though ridden with examples of the barnum effect and suffering from over-generalization and predictive inaccuracies, have this charm that is similar to the human mind’s unconscious receptivity to being told a story in the marketing domain. it is somewhat commonly known that most of us learn and remember things better from stories (explaining why many of the “old wisdom” are passed down in story form). we are unable to memorize things as easily as computers do, but this is possibly due to our ability to think in context, the complexity of which computers are still in the process of imitating.

the concept of personality is as fascinating and complex as the seemingly mind-boggling task of attempting to replicate human mind with pure machinery. we’re still far from understanding the full workings of the brain indeed, and morality issues aside, it can be (overly) boiled down to building a decision-making machine.

it is a personal belief of mine that feelings are not irrational ie they have a reason to come about. it is tempting to attempt to judge it by the reason with which it was born, but this is somewhat inaccurate - the origin of something should have little to do with the value of the thing itself, although it is up to the individual whether to put the origin into consideration or not consciously or otherwise. as i wrote this i realize this in itself is not a question of fact but rather of human choice - does the origin matter, or does it not ?

i think human relations are complex. the emotions of any individual human are similarly complex. complexity here refers to the quality of a process with many factors of varying influences which render the end result fairly unpredictable. our lack of ability to easily control and dictate our and others’ emotions introduces complexity in transactions otherwise easily summed in 0s and 1s. it is also a personal belief of mine that this complexity is what allows humans to flourish ie able to understand and do things so much more than our fellow non-human earthlings.

freewill is beautiful.

[omeliorista]

What does heuristic mean?

[sylkandstuff]

Word Of The Day

One of my goals for 2020 was to learn one new word a day. Cause you know we trynna be educated queens and kings this year. Since i missed yesterday I giving two words today. 

1.) Heuristic (adj.) enabling a person to learn for themselves; serving as an aid for discovery 

2.) Splore (n.) a frolic; revel; carousal 

[jaa-stuff]

Heuristics for “Gilli” the Gecko rain barrel

1. Visibility of system status

Green lights indicate water level of rain barrel (Gilli)

Red lights – need to add water

Blue lights flashing – indicate the system is watering the garden bed

2. Match between system and the real world

The body of Gilli is similar to a real barrel. There are solar panels on the top which act and behave like solar panels.

3. User control and freedom

There is no reason for undo, because there is no interaction for the user.

4. Consistency and standards

The meaning of the lights is consistent with U.S. standards. Green is go and red is an alert (fill with water).

5. Error prevention

There is no reason in my design for an error prevention. The watering is sensor based and water can always be manually turned on/off.

6. Recognition rather than recall

The lights are clearly visible on the outside of Gilli's body.

7. Flexibility and efficiency of use

Gilli is not a screen or an app, so there are no frequent actions for to learn.

8. Aesthetic and minimalist design

All the parts are relevant. The solar panels activate the lights and the tail is a hose where water is dispursed through an attached irrigation hose.

9. Help users recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors

No error messages. It is a basic system.

10. Help and documentation

There would be a teacher to answer questions for the students.

[russellmoreton]

abstracts : The Ruins of Cinema by Russell Moreton Via Flickr: Heuristic Material : Collage 1. encouraging a person to learn, discover, understand, or solve problems on his or her own, as by experimenting, evaluating possible answers or solutions, or by trial and error: a heuristic teaching method. 2. serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.