#complexity — Public Fediverse posts
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They have very few laws, because, with their social system, very few laws are required. Indeed, one of their great complaints against other countries is that, although they’ve already got books and books of laws and interpretations of laws, they never seem to have enough. For, according to the Utopians, it’s quite unjust for anyone to be bound by a legal code which is too long for an ordinary person to read right through, or too difficult for him to understand.
[Leges habent perquam paucas. sufficiunt enim sic institutis paucissimae. Quin hoc in primis apud alios improbant populos, quod legum interpretumque uolumina, non infinita sufficiunt. Ipsi uero censent iniquissimum; ullos homines his obligari legibus; quae aut numerosiores sint, quam ut perlegi queant; aut obscuriores quam ut a quouis possint intelligi.]Thomas More (1478-1535) English lawyer, social philosopher, statesman, humanist, Christian martyr
Utopia, Book 2, ch. 7 “Of Their Slaves, and of Their Marriages” (1518 ed.) [tr. Turner (1965 ed.)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/more-thomas/85391/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomasmore #utopia #complexity #Constitution #judicialsystem #law #legalsystem #legalism #simplicity #understandability
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They have very few laws, because, with their social system, very few laws are required. Indeed, one of their great complaints against other countries is that, although they’ve already got books and books of laws and interpretations of laws, they never seem to have enough. For, according to the Utopians, it’s quite unjust for anyone to be bound by a legal code which is too long for an ordinary person to read right through, or too difficult for him to understand.
[Leges habent perquam paucas. sufficiunt enim sic institutis paucissimae. Quin hoc in primis apud alios improbant populos, quod legum interpretumque uolumina, non infinita sufficiunt. Ipsi uero censent iniquissimum; ullos homines his obligari legibus; quae aut numerosiores sint, quam ut perlegi queant; aut obscuriores quam ut a quouis possint intelligi.]Thomas More (1478-1535) English lawyer, social philosopher, statesman, humanist, Christian martyr
Utopia, Book 2, ch. 7 “Of Their Slaves, and of Their Marriages” (1518 ed.) [tr. Turner (1965 ed.)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/more-thomas/85391/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomasmore #utopia #complexity #Constitution #judicialsystem #law #legalsystem #legalism #simplicity #understandability
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**One problem. One enemy. One solution.**
Simple narratives are comforting. Complexity isn't.
What if our preference for simple answers isn't stupidity, but an evolutionary strategy — one increasingly unsuited to the complex world we've created?
My latest on *Wrong Opinions*: **The Price of Complexity**
https://wrongopinions.com/ideas-and-society/the-price-of-complexity/
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**One problem. One enemy. One solution.**
Simple narratives are comforting. Complexity isn't.
What if our preference for simple answers isn't stupidity, but an evolutionary strategy — one increasingly unsuited to the complex world we've created?
My latest on *Wrong Opinions*: **The Price of Complexity**
https://wrongopinions.com/ideas-and-society/the-price-of-complexity/
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🚀🦙 In a groundbreaking revelation, the esteemed 'Hazy Research' team discovered that *maybe* #abstractions are overkill and #complexity doesn't magically vanish when you just build more layers. After months of perplexing #megakernels and the anticipated epiphany, they've resorted to the cutting-edge strategy of... doing things the hard way. Bravo, geniuses. 🙄🔧
https://hazyresearch.stanford.edu/blog/2026-08-05-retire-the-abstractions #HazyResearch #softwaredevelopment #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀🦙 In a groundbreaking revelation, the esteemed 'Hazy Research' team discovered that *maybe* #abstractions are overkill and #complexity doesn't magically vanish when you just build more layers. After months of perplexing #megakernels and the anticipated epiphany, they've resorted to the cutting-edge strategy of... doing things the hard way. Bravo, geniuses. 🙄🔧
https://hazyresearch.stanford.edu/blog/2026-08-05-retire-the-abstractions #HazyResearch #softwaredevelopment #HackerNews #ngated -
«We have spent a hundred years asking how the world gets into the brain. The more interesting question, and the one the field is starting to take seriously, is how the brain gets out into the world first.»
#neuroscience #brain #perception #complexity
https://thomasramsoy.com/blog/the-brain-gets-there-first -
«We have spent a hundred years asking how the world gets into the brain. The more interesting question, and the one the field is starting to take seriously, is how the brain gets out into the world first.»
#neuroscience #brain #perception #complexity
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#clouds like a #network we don't fully understand #photography to raise awareness #ecosystems sustain us #complexity and #diversity is everything - is life
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#clouds like a #network we don't fully understand #photography to raise awareness #ecosystems sustain us #complexity and #diversity is everything - is life
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#KnowledgeByte: #Emergence is a key concept in #Complexity science, and it describes the distinct #Patterns and behaviors that can arise from #ComplexSystems.
It occurs when a complex entity has properties or behaviors that its parts do not have on their own, and emerge only when they interact in a wider whole.
https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Emergence-In-Complex-Systems-66b312eead1e9b92a05dbd25
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#KnowledgeByte: #Emergence is a key concept in #Complexity science, and it describes the distinct #Patterns and behaviors that can arise from #ComplexSystems.
It occurs when a complex entity has properties or behaviors that its parts do not have on their own, and emerge only when they interact in a wider whole.
https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Emergence-In-Complex-Systems-66b312eead1e9b92a05dbd25
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🚀 Ah, TSON: because #JSON just wasn't complex enough! Now with hash-pinned metaschemas for the masochists who think #Unicode is a data format 🍜. Enjoy writing "data" that's solely understandable to machines and #AI enthusiasts living in 2099 🌌.
https://tson.io/ #TSON #Complexity #DataFormat #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Ah, TSON: because #JSON just wasn't complex enough! Now with hash-pinned metaschemas for the masochists who think #Unicode is a data format 🍜. Enjoy writing "data" that's solely understandable to machines and #AI enthusiasts living in 2099 🌌.
https://tson.io/ #TSON #Complexity #DataFormat #HackerNews #ngated -
#ITByte: #Algorithmic #Complexity is a measure of how efficiently an algorithm performs as the input size grows.
It's a crucial concept in computer science, as it helps us compare different algorithms and predict their performance in real-world scenarios.
https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Algorithmic-Complexity-621cc78b26d1303d47eefae4
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#ITByte: #Algorithmic #Complexity is a measure of how efficiently an algorithm performs as the input size grows.
It's a crucial concept in computer science, as it helps us compare different algorithms and predict their performance in real-world scenarios.
https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Algorithmic-Complexity-621cc78b26d1303d47eefae4
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In today's groundbreaking revelation, rocket scientists have determined that mowing a lawn is, in fact, a skill—one so complex it baffles computers but not your Uncle Bob. 🚀🤖 Apparently, we should all rush to the nearest backyard to compare mowing prowess, because who knew cutting grass could lead to such existential revelations? 🌱😂
https://pudding.cool/2026/06/mow/ #rocketScience #lawnMowing #skill #complexity #backyardFun #existentialThoughts #UncleBob #HackerNews #ngated -
In today's groundbreaking revelation, rocket scientists have determined that mowing a lawn is, in fact, a skill—one so complex it baffles computers but not your Uncle Bob. 🚀🤖 Apparently, we should all rush to the nearest backyard to compare mowing prowess, because who knew cutting grass could lead to such existential revelations? 🌱😂
https://pudding.cool/2026/06/mow/ #rocketScience #lawnMowing #skill #complexity #backyardFun #existentialThoughts #UncleBob #HackerNews #ngated -
Ah, the ever-elusive quest for the perfect shade of beige 😂. Here's an algorithmic masterpiece designed to revolutionize the way you (fail to) pick skin tones in art, all while achieving peak #complexity in the name of #inclusion. Because why use a simple palette when you can over-engineer it with Python and JavaScript? 🎨🤦♂️
https://toneyalexander.github.io/inclusive-color-space/ #algorithmicart #skintones #codinghumor #HackerNews #ngated -
Ah, the ever-elusive quest for the perfect shade of beige 😂. Here's an algorithmic masterpiece designed to revolutionize the way you (fail to) pick skin tones in art, all while achieving peak #complexity in the name of #inclusion. Because why use a simple palette when you can over-engineer it with Python and JavaScript? 🎨🤦♂️
https://toneyalexander.github.io/inclusive-color-space/ #algorithmicart #skintones #codinghumor #HackerNews #ngated -
#Development #Trends
Nothing works and everyone is euphoric · Why does software keep getting worse? https://ilo.im/16es6v_____
#Business #Software #Complexity #AI #Websites #Windows #MacOS #WebDev #Frontend #Backend -
#Development #Trends
Nothing works and everyone is euphoric · Why does software keep getting worse? https://ilo.im/16es6v_____
#Business #Software #Complexity #AI #Websites #Windows #MacOS #WebDev #Frontend #Backend -
Observing the architecture of the held container
Observing and understanding dialogic containers as emergent and dynamic phenomena and what it asks of facilitators in observing and working with the constraints that create them. #facilitation #complexity #ArtOfHosting
https://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/observing-the-architecture-of-the-held-container/ -
Observing the architecture of the held container
Observing and understanding dialogic containers as emergent and dynamic phenomena and what it asks of facilitators in observing and working with the constraints that create them. #facilitation #complexity #ArtOfHosting
https://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/observing-the-architecture-of-the-held-container/ -
🧙♂️✨ "Boffin" is the magical fairy dust that turns your #AI #coding #agents into supreme overlords of #software #design, because who needs human architects when you have a #digital #puppet master? 🤖🎭 Apparently, "AGENTS.md" wasn't enough, so now you get a whole new layer of unnecessary #complexity to marvel at while you pretend you understand the chaos. 🚀💻
https://github.com/MicSm/boffin #Boffin #Master #HackerNews #ngated -
🧙♂️✨ "Boffin" is the magical fairy dust that turns your #AI #coding #agents into supreme overlords of #software #design, because who needs human architects when you have a #digital #puppet master? 🤖🎭 Apparently, "AGENTS.md" wasn't enough, so now you get a whole new layer of unnecessary #complexity to marvel at while you pretend you understand the chaos. 🚀💻
https://github.com/MicSm/boffin #Boffin #Master #HackerNews #ngated -
Oh, look! 🙄 Cloudflare’s latest innovation: more "AI #traffic options" for those yearning to micromanage their site visitors with as much enthusiasm as someone rearranging deck chairs on the #Titanic 🌊. All hail the relentless pursuit of #complexity in the name of progress! 🚀
https://blog.cloudflare.com/content-independence-day-ai-options/ #Cloudflare #AI #micromanagement #innovation #HackerNews #ngated -
Oh, look! 🙄 Cloudflare’s latest innovation: more "AI #traffic options" for those yearning to micromanage their site visitors with as much enthusiasm as someone rearranging deck chairs on the #Titanic 🌊. All hail the relentless pursuit of #complexity in the name of progress! 🚀
https://blog.cloudflare.com/content-independence-day-ai-options/ #Cloudflare #AI #micromanagement #innovation #HackerNews #ngated -
@jhaue
Interesting read & a good, fair report on the research findings on the triggers for the algal bloom, after-effects of which are still being felt today (continued absence of birds in my area, fewer giant cuttle fish at the head of the gulf, etc). Critics of the report (slow release, not enough shared data) also cited & given space.I like this quote from Prof Mike Steer - doesn’t dumb it down & tries to educate: “"One of the challenges in science is that in answering one particular question you generate ten more," he said.
“"There is an incredible complexity of issues that are happened within a marine environment and the complexity within the harmful algal bloom community dynamics is just next level."”
Gorgeous arty photographic capture of the Prof, a mirror shot by Che Chorley, (hope the Prof got a copy for himself) shows we’ve a new photographer to watch, in my opinion. Also, excellent placement, tastefully preceding the mandatory algal-bloom-related shot of a dead fish on the beach.
Congrats to the journalist/s, editor/s, etc who put this together. 👏 Madina Jaffari the only journo credited that I could find. Solid work. 👍Respect. 👍
#ABC #SouthAustralia #algalBloom #journalistMadinaJaffari #photographerCheChorley #science #triggers #complexity #researchFindings
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@jhaue
Interesting read & a good, fair report on the research findings on the triggers for the algal bloom, after-effects of which are still being felt today (continued absence of birds in my area, fewer giant cuttle fish at the head of the gulf, etc). Critics of the report (slow release, not enough shared data) also cited & given space.I like this quote from Prof Mike Steer - doesn’t dumb it down & tries to educate: “"One of the challenges in science is that in answering one particular question you generate ten more," he said.
“"There is an incredible complexity of issues that are happened within a marine environment and the complexity within the harmful algal bloom community dynamics is just next level."”
Gorgeous arty photographic capture of the Prof, a mirror shot by Che Chorley, (hope the Prof got a copy for himself) shows we’ve a new photographer to watch, in my opinion. Also, excellent placement, tastefully preceding the mandatory algal-bloom-related shot of a dead fish on the beach.
Congrats to the journalist/s, editor/s, etc who put this together. 👏 Madina Jaffari the only journo credited that I could find. Solid work. 👍Respect. 👍
#ABC #SouthAustralia #algalBloom #journalistMadinaJaffari #photographerCheChorley #science #triggers #complexity #researchFindings
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New paper!
We recently introduced a new definition of distance on weighted higher-order networks that accounts for the structural properties of their support hypergraph. Now, we generalize three distance-based network observables, and, using real-world data, show how higher-order networks can be divided into three classes, determined by the relative dominance of specific orders of interaction over their general metric structure.
Link to the journal https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096007792600977X
Link to the preprint on the arXiv https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.20962
Link to the preprint on my website https://charodelgenio.weebly.com/topological-measures.html
#physics #mathematics #maths #science #networks #networkscience #complexity #graphs #hypergraphs #higherordernetworks
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New paper!
We recently introduced a new definition of distance on weighted higher-order networks that accounts for the structural properties of their support hypergraph. Now, we generalize three distance-based network observables, and, using real-world data, show how higher-order networks can be divided into three classes, determined by the relative dominance of specific orders of interaction over their general metric structure.
Link to the journal https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096007792600977X
Link to the preprint on the arXiv https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.20962
Link to the preprint on my website https://charodelgenio.weebly.com/topological-measures.html
#physics #mathematics #maths #science #networks #networkscience #complexity #graphs #hypergraphs #higherordernetworks
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An easier entry to the subject:
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An easier entry to the subject:
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Complexity in Universal Evolution: A Big History Perspective by David J. LePoire et a, 2026
This book offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of how complexity emerges, transforms, and accelerates across the entire 13.8-billion-year history of the Universe. It brings together chapters from leading researchers to explore the deep structure of complexity—
#books
#nonfiction
#BigHistory
#complexity
#evolution
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Complexity in Universal Evolution: A Big History Perspective by David J. LePoire et a, 2026
This book offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of how complexity emerges, transforms, and accelerates across the entire 13.8-billion-year history of the Universe. It brings together chapters from leading researchers to explore the deep structure of complexity—
#books
#nonfiction
#BigHistory
#complexity
#evolution
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Oh look, another "ingenious" attempt to hide your precious secrets from AI overlords with #OneCLI – because nothing says security like adding more #complexity to your workflow 🙄🔐. Let's be honest, if your AI is smart enough to write code, it’s probably smart enough to crack this #open-source "vault" while giggling at your feeble attempt to outsmart it. 😂🛠️
https://github.com/onecli/onecli #AIsecurity #humor #cybersecurity #HackerNews #ngated -
Oh look, another "ingenious" attempt to hide your precious secrets from AI overlords with #OneCLI – because nothing says security like adding more #complexity to your workflow 🙄🔐. Let's be honest, if your AI is smart enough to write code, it’s probably smart enough to crack this #open-source "vault" while giggling at your feeble attempt to outsmart it. 😂🛠️
https://github.com/onecli/onecli #AIsecurity #humor #cybersecurity #HackerNews #ngated -
Thinking about containers in a space bounded by intention, attention, and retention.
https://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/the-three-cornered-container/
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Thinking about containers in a space bounded by intention, attention, and retention.
https://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot/the-three-cornered-container/
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Lower oxygen levels in oceans. Heat, with other factors.
https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lno.70434
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Lower oxygen levels in oceans. Heat, with other factors.
https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lno.70434
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Complex systems, be they living beings or fundamental particles, need to have enough structure to hang together along with unpredictability that can allow for change. Columnist Thomas Lewton explores… #science #chaos #complexity
Posted into FLIPBOARD EXCHANGE FEED 🗞️ @flipboard-exchange-feed-Econopass
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VIOLA: O Time, thou must untangle this, not I;
It is too hard a knot for me t’ untie.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 2, sc. 2, l. 40ff (2.2.40-41) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #twelfthnight #complexity #conundrum #passageoftime #problem #puzzle #tangle #time #untangle
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VIOLA: O Time, thou must untangle this, not I;
It is too hard a knot for me t’ untie.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Twelfth Night, Act 2, sc. 2, l. 40ff (2.2.40-41) (1601)More about this quote: wist.info/shakespeare-william/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #twelfthnight #complexity #conundrum #passageoftime #problem #puzzle #tangle #time #untangle
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#Variability is often treated as noise to be minimized — an inconvenience that obscures the "true" signal in biological data. Yet a growing body of evidence across every level of #complexity tells a strikingly different story: the capacity to vary is not a bug, but a feature: a deeply conserved and actively regulated trait of all living #systems. Our workshop will bring together researchers working at these different levels to build a unified picture of variability as a biological strategy.
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#Variability is often treated as noise to be minimized — an inconvenience that obscures the "true" signal in biological data. Yet a growing body of evidence across every level of #complexity tells a strikingly different story: the capacity to vary is not a bug, but a feature: a deeply conserved and actively regulated trait of all living #systems. Our workshop will bring together researchers working at these different levels to build a unified picture of variability as a biological strategy.
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#F1's energy harvesting and deployment woes are self-inflicted. They are the direct, and the only logical, consequence of the #FIA regulations mistaking complexity for sophistication.
Sooner or later, #complexity destroys everything with which it comes into contact.
In 2026, F1 is boring for the fans and confusing for the drivers. It is time to trim out the regulatory excesses from #motorsport.
