Comments on: Blocks and Fate http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/10/29/blocks-and-fate/ A Developer with too little time. Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:38:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nate http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/10/29/blocks-and-fate/comment-page-1/#comment-640 Nate Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:08:13 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/10/29/blocks-and-fate/#comment-640 I see. Look what happens when post-modern sociologists read a programming blog. I'll have to think more about this. I see.
Look what happens when post-modern sociologists read a programming blog.
I’ll have to think more about this.

]]> By: AQ http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/10/29/blocks-and-fate/comment-page-1/#comment-639 AQ Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:01:43 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/10/29/blocks-and-fate/#comment-639 Nate: Good thoughts. Though to continue the code metaphor and train of thought - I would compare 'place' to a state of an object in object oriented programming. So if you have and object of type 'Person', that object contains all the meta data and relationships to everything else in your universe. Is it possible then to reach the same 'state' where all of these variables that make up the 'Person' object are equal? Person is a class that can contain a numberless but finite number of variables. Person.location, Person.height, Person.fullness, etc. Nate: Good thoughts.

Though to continue the code metaphor and train of thought – I would compare ‘place’ to a state of an object in object oriented programming. So if you have and object of type ‘Person’, that object contains all the meta data and relationships to everything else in your universe. Is it possible then to reach the same ‘state’ where all of these variables that make up the ‘Person’ object are equal? Person is a class that can contain a numberless but finite number of variables. Person.location, Person.height, Person.fullness, etc.

]]> By: Nate http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/10/29/blocks-and-fate/comment-page-1/#comment-634 Nate Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:45:24 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/10/29/blocks-and-fate/#comment-634 One issue is how you define "place" in life. The summation of your geographic coordinates? Or, the summation of another set of coordinates? Or the summation of ALL the coordinates in your life? For the sake of creating a fine philosophical argument, I would suggest that you take either the first or last of these possibilities: that is, measure "place" using one set or all possible sets of "coordinates." Then to answer you question, I come to two possible answers: 1. If you're using geographic coordinates, I would assume that life is more like a branching tree, where linear time, chance, and decisions take us to different places. 2. If you're using the summation of all coordinates and all possible definitions of "place" to measure where you are, then I think you'll find life to be much more fate oriented: We continuously reflect all possibilities in life, much like how each pixel of a hologram contains the entire image the hologram projects. With this view, the "place" you are is "you", and you are always [add preposition here] you (whether you're aware of it or not), so while some coordinates change (time, geography) you stay the same. One issue is how you define “place” in life. The summation of your geographic coordinates? Or, the summation of another set of coordinates? Or the summation of ALL the coordinates in your life? For the sake of creating a fine philosophical argument, I would suggest that you take either the first or last of these possibilities: that is, measure “place” using one set or all possible sets of “coordinates.” Then to answer you question, I come to two possible answers:

1. If you’re using geographic coordinates, I would assume that life is more like a branching tree, where linear time, chance, and decisions take us to different places.

2. If you’re using the summation of all coordinates and all possible definitions of “place” to measure where you are, then I think you’ll find life to be much more fate oriented: We continuously reflect all possibilities in life, much like how each pixel of a hologram contains the entire image the hologram projects. With this view, the “place” you are is “you”, and you are always [add preposition here] you (whether you’re aware of it or not), so while some coordinates change (time, geography) you stay the same.

]]> By: Nate http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/10/29/blocks-and-fate/comment-page-1/#comment-633 Nate Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:35:10 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/10/29/blocks-and-fate/#comment-633 a great post man. I've been on a metaphysics kick lately thanks largely to my friend Maria. anyway, I think the answer is "yes". certainly death is the cop-out/easy example. no matter what you do in life, you will die one day. but it's a great question to ponder further. i'll think on this and get back to it. a great post man. I’ve been on a metaphysics kick lately thanks largely to my friend Maria.
anyway, I think the answer is “yes”. certainly death is the cop-out/easy example. no matter what you do in life, you will die one day. but it’s a great question to ponder further. i’ll think on this and get back to it.

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