These Are Systems
Jacob BaylessA newsletter on probability, applied control theory, and systems thinking
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Better simulation can be the enemy of good design
"An approximate answer to the right question is worth a great deal more than a precise answer to the wrong question." - John Tukey
The progress of computing has delivered an entire arsenal of precise and wonderful tools into the hands of e...
Chaos control!
Author’s note: I still have several prerequisite posts to be written explaining some of the basics that I draw on here. I apologize to anyone who feels like they’re being dropped in the deep end. But on the other hand, sometimes jumping in...
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Note: I try to have a lot of respect for my subscribers’ time, and mostly limit my articles to high-effort, high quality explanations, including some novel research component when possible. Going forward, promotional-ish posts like this one...
GPT-4: It's not "just statistics".
GPT-4 is just statistics, just predicting the next token, it has no real understanding.
Right?
Probably not. In parts 1 and 2, I’ll present a mathematical argument to show that if GPT-4 is doing statistics, they are not the sort of statis...
Blowing up airships in FreeCAD and Python
Designing tensile structures from fabric, and inflated structures in particular, is a tricky problem that generally requires specialized and proprietary software. A designer may have a desired 3-dimensional shape in mind, but the manufactur...
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I'm a Canadian professional engineer, freelancer, and consultant, specializing in feedback systems and motors, and with expertise in several other domains. www.jbaylessconsulting.ca
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