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Functional Mechanical Sympathy [video]

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xyzsparetimexyz · 1790591141 · focus · HN ↗
Since when did optimization get called 'mechanical sympathy' wtf? I hate the term
1. wood_spirit · 1790598104 · focus · HN ↗
  I like the term. It’s a good way to think about programs and data structures etc.
  1. xyzsparetimexyz · 1790598828 · focus · HN ↗
    I will never have either sympathy or empathy for a machine.
    Twisol · 1790603098 · focus · HN ↗
    It's the same "sympathy" as in "sympathetic resonance" [0]. It has nothing to do with pity or the like.
    [0]: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathetic_resonance" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathetic_resonance

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