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How do we prevent mathemathics from devolving into the Medieval Era of secrecy?

158 points · 146 comments · jjgreen

Ancalagon · 1789680330 · focus · HN ↗
anyone else already experiencing this in a corporate environment? I know I am. Its not just between teams either, its within them.
1. FridgeSeal · 1789681184 · focus · HN ↗
  The age of a Warhammer 40k Tech Priest is upon us! Praise to the Machine God.
  Just, without the aliens, space travel, or mech-suits.
  Got half the other downsides though!
  1. makerdiety · 1789693337 · focus · HN ↗
    A Tech Priest is way smarter than any software developer you could ever think of.
    Your joke overestimates the intelligence of real life humans.
    palmotea · 1789718319 · focus · HN ↗
    > A Tech Priest is way smarter than any software developer you could ever think of.
    <a href="https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Tech-Priest" rel="nofollow">https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Tech-Priest:
    > Despite the never-ending thirst for knowledge of all branches of the order, most Tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus have lost the ability to innovate or carry out basic scientific research.
    > No longer the master of its creations, the Cult Mechanicus is enslaved to the past. It maintains the glories of yesteryear with rite, dogma and edict instead of true discernment and comprehension.
    > For instance, even the theoretically simple process of activating a vehicle's engine is preceded by the application of ritual oils, the burning of sacred resins and the chanting of long and complex hymns.

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