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Re: Kenny Frank and TTG

Heidegger was trying to
"defeat the normal" for sure. Only not in a good
way.


You're a much better judge of that than me. I thought of him because of
his logic, density, and quantity and of a sheer level of brain power.
Also, not to be ageist in a group where none of us are children, but I
would be surprised if Dave still had the mental flexibility to code or
recode this particular piece of programming. It truly was a gift to us -
- that's why we're still using it. I wouldn't be surprised if, for
various possible reasons, he would find it unpleasant to return
to.


Still, it's good that we explore these possibilities. I would have
thought that the stripped-down NB 10 that has been alluded to was the
best avenue to explore, but we haven't received any feedback on that,
have we? Anne, if you are still reading, are you throwing up your hands
in despair? Or do we descry a merciful twist to your smile?


At 27/04/2018 15:20, you wrote:







from what little I understand of
Xy4's architecture, changing anything in the way it addresses memory
would entail a profound restructuring. That job, alone, you would not
find anyone to do - - assuming it could be done - - for under $100K. The
reason Xy4 is so good is that a genius has programmed it not like
anyone else would do it. It is all based on remarkable efforts to defeat
the normal.


Oh, I didn't realize that.



 Let me put it in terms
that might make more sense to you. If, during the war, the entire works
of Heidegger had been destroyed, and if the philosopher was called upon,
in the 1950s, to write his books and lectures again, and just from
memory, well, that would be the equivalent, in intellectual labor, to
what you are asking for here. 



--Harry