#firstprinciples — Public Fediverse posts

New treatise: "Every Point is the Center of its Own Universe." From drawing a line: nested cuts become a tree of sameness. Among any three, the two largest distances are equal. From this: mutual centers, triangles with two equal sides, branching paths. Conclusion: no throne, only mutual centers. That is why the universe can be whole. #Philosophy #Geometry #Perspective #Logic #FirstPrinciples

TurboQuant: A First-Principles Walkthrough

https://arkaung.github.io/interactive-turboquant/

#HackerNews #TurboQuant #FirstPrinciples #Walkthrough #MachineLearning #DataScience #TechInnovation

The idea of an #American Empire would make the anti-imperialist Founding Fathers—who believed in the #CoreValues and #FirstPrinciples of republicanism—cringe in their graves.

#history

The #BillOfRights is a co-signed statement of #FirstPrinciples and #CoreValues that was—literally—revolutionary for its time in #history.

Remember that.

Five #FirstPrinciples Ideas of #Hinduism

Hinduism is a very old religion with many different groups and beliefs.

#Brahman - Everything in the universe
#Atman - Your eternal soul
#Dharma- Doing what’s right
#Karma - Actions have consequences
#Moksha - Freedom from being reborn

What These Ideas Mean

These five ideas help explain how Hindus understand the world and how to live a good life.

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@tzimmer_history/115958203795330431

There will be aggressive, persuasive, and relentless attempts to make you look away.

#FirstPrinciples #CoreValues

If the Kennedy Brothers really were the equivalent of the #Gracchi, now the proscriptions in this #American Republic are being carried out by ICE.

#republic #FirstPrinciples #history #sensemaking

Sorted string tables (SST) from first principles

https://www.bitsxpages.com/p/sorted-string-tables-sst-from-first

#HackerNews #SortedStringTables #SST #DataStructures #FirstPrinciples #TechInsights

I hope in the new year folks will stop being surprised that people with no #CoreValues, #FirstPrinciples, or sense of #shame will somehow operate differently or experience consequences.

Please stop saying how wild their hypocrisy is, that is the most important thing to grasp.

https://inaniludibrio.com/2025/03/25/the-most-important-thing/

Eschew the spectacle, as @Remittancegirl says.

The hand-waving, light, sound, and fury is intended to inure, distract, and entertain.

It’s panem et circenses to replace substance, #CoreValues, and #FirstPrinciples.

The spectacle is a fig leaf to cover for their absence.

There's a strong emphasis on "getting that bag," yet we often overlook the importance of "maintaining your integrity" and "following your conscience."

If you don’t balance ambition with ethical values, your success will come at the cost of your first-principles.

And then, what do you have?

Many dollar bills to wipe away your tears after admitting you have no character, sense of self, or core values.

#FirstPrinciples #CoreValues

The techbroligarchy has rediscovered the oldest algorithm to preserve their status and ego: synchronized surrender.

#FirstPrinciples are for losers.

#CoreValues are for the meek.

They don’t get to inherit anything.

Bend the knee, or else.

Liberty or death?

“Death, please!” is the message from the local broadcast #news operator.

Physically based rendering from first principles

https://imadr.me/pbr/

#HackerNews #PhysicallyBasedRendering #FirstPrinciples #ComputerGraphics #3DRendering #VisualEffects #HackerNews

@fromjason

It’s product management divorced from any actual #FirstPrinciples or #CoreValues beyond the text in the OKRs or the JIRA ticket.

The blueprint out of misery was given to us, the first-principles laid out, it was always up to each generation to do the work.

The way you know a core value is core is that by adhering to it, it costs you something.

There is pain, friction, and noise in maintaining first-principles.

We do these things because they are hard.

#FirstPrinciples #CoreValues #DoTheWork

General Robert Neyland’s “Seven Maxims” are #FirstPrinciples recited by #TennesseeVols football teams before every game.

They emphasize #discipline, #resilience, and seizing #opportunities:

½

I posted to #LinkedIn, the hashtags of #FirstPrinciples and #CoreValues, and the video of Chris Murphy speaking about a U.S. permanent resident being “disappeared”, with text saying:

“The U.S. #Constitution protects the right to free speech.

“It is enshrined in the #FirstAmendment of the Bill of Rights.

“It even protects speech you don’t like.

“Especially speech you don’t like.”

Based on the post analytics after 9 hours, it appears shadow-banned.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/panini%E2%80%99s-daily-bread_firstprinciples-corevalues-activity-7305950826781384707-a4Et?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAACmWtEBurVmJxUdnv5QtGB6hgFTyYJNROs

C’mon fam

@tarheel

This is an oblique way of saying “we can’t be anti-fascist”, without actually articulating the #FirstPrinciples and #CoreValues they do stand for, such as #republicanism.

Weak sauce.

#WordsMeanThings

@gwensnyder.bsky.social @dgoldsmith

The #American ethos, #culture, and #FirstPrinciples promote #egalitarianism over #regicide.

And always have: https://inaniludibrio.com/2024/08/13/skeptical-of-god-kings/

When an executive’s first thought of a #library is negative, that might be a leading indicator of flawed #leadership, absent #CoreValues, and misaligned #FirstPrinciples.
https://www.threads.net/@mosseri/post/DDGHRS7yTPu

In our #pagan #FirstPrinciples-inspired Republic, the #American #Catiline still lives.

#history

Maintain Pressure

Continuously apply pressure on the opposition with new tactics to keep them off balance.

8/8

#SaulAlinsky #Radicals #FirstPrinciples #ChangeManagement #pressure #movements #constancy #drumbeat

Normalize expressing #virtues

http://inaniludibrio.com/2024/02/29/normalize-expressing-virtues/

#VirtueSignaling #virtue #FirstPrinciples

If you’re on #LinkedIn and looking to diversify your feed, check out #Superversive for insights and commentary on #FirstPrinciples, #systemsthinking, and human-centric #ProductManagement. https://www.linkedin.com/company/panini%E2%80%99s-daily-bread/

I think the #American people have been in a low-key civil conflict over #FirstPrinciples, #governance, and #CommonWelfare since 1789.

Our “civic immune response” has been compromised.

The vaccine is elections.

Our attention has been bought and paid for by oligarchs.

Our lived environments have been optimized for cars.

#BreatheAndPush, demonstrate #RevolutionaryLove and #PointAndLaugh at the #AntiNormie weirdos.

@Joe_Hill @Adam_Cadmon1

The thing about #ETTD is TFG. touched. all. the. institutions.

The institutions need to reincarnate Valarie Kaur #BreatheAndPush style.

There comes a time, in the course of human events, after baking in the oven for 42 weeks.

#firstprinciples #revolutionarylove #learning #culturechange #InstitutionalNarrative #storytelling #USA