Re: new GerH build/sources (2257) available at hebbut.net - crm114-20080502-BlameJason

On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Bill Y <[email protected]> wrote:
>  Ahhh... I looked for it in the download kit; it seems that there's
>  version skew between the kit and the "about".

Uhm, you got me there. You mean you saw I didn't update the timestamp
in QUICKREF compared to the actual release date? Or??

>  I see several things I like and should put into mainline when
>  I have some time (as in, after fixing substring compression, the SVM,
>  and clumping/pmulc.  Then there's the whole question of TF/IDF
>  capability and where it fits into the language itself.

TF/IDF = ? (my brain has shut down for today, sorry)


>  However- I have a question on the css* commands - some of the commands
>  will be exceptionally difficult (practically impossible, actually)
>  to implement.  Example: cssdiff of two neural networks - I suspect
>  the person who figures out how to analyze the actual contents of
>  a neural net for nontrivial examples will win some prize from
>  the ACM or the AMS.  Cssdiff makes sense only when the featuresets

I'll try then. ;-) Nah, seriously though, I just took the collection
of utils/tools that come with CRM114 and created a command for each of
'em.
The only 'new' one is cssanalyze which is something *I* want: I don't
know yet if it's going to help me or not, but I won't know until I've
created the little bugger.

Anyway, I'll try explain the design ideas behind those commands (and
the 'mutate' in there) here (it's very copy&paste right now). Heck,
just got fed up with myself writing long emails about stuff that's
probably of interest to a 'select few' and I find I'm starting to
repeat myself on occasion, so here's the more-or-less relevant bit for
those that like to know more:

http://hebbut.net/crm114/crm114_the_future_holds.html

accessible from the crm114 hebbut.net download page[1] via the Extra
header, bullet 'Regarding CRM114: ...' link.


[1] which needs some serious copywrite (with 'w' plus 'e' and without
'gh') and layout overhaul, I'll grant you. That was a rush job. As is
this.



>  -----
>
>  On the other OTHER hand... this is making me think of ressurection of
>  the TPA system - Total Plugin Architecture.  This was a way to
>  add functionality dynamically and conveniently to a high level
>  language.
>
>  In any case, thanks.  It's good to see significant development
>  going on.

You're welcome. The only fear I have is that GerH and mainline and
constantly diverging as I go on, which can make merging all the harder
to do: some changes are actual bug fixes, others are features.

We'll have to lay an egg about all that stuff one day. To use some
Dutch verbiage in an English text.


>  No , I have not forgotten about getting GIT or similar source code
>  control up; the machine that would run it is now in pieces on the
>  living room floor.  It has successfully refused to accept any 1 gig
>  memory stick I offer it, as well as refusing to boot from USB devices.
>
>  I am considering percussive maintenance.

Well, the situation as it is is manageable; GIT is a probable solution
for a problem that surfaces at times (seen that movie: "Bill Yerazunis
and The Lost Patches". Great acting overall I'd say. Too bad it's
foreign so it won't be eligible for most of them Oscars, ain't it?)
but it's not on my 'burning' list today. mixing GerH & BillY codebases
is of more concern to me.


Meanwhile, since I hear you're even _allowed_ from management to have
dangerous stuff like that littering your living room floor while with
a kid around and all that, you might think about spending some
educational quality time with Yerazunis Junior, who, I guess, will be
more than pleased to help daddy out in the percussive maintenance
department. You might even discover he's got a talent there - always
handy to know that early. Besides, this will benefit your son anyhow,
as he'll be going into a computer-adled future if we don't screw up
somewhere, so experiences like that at an early age put him at an
advantage later in life.
40 years later: "What's the fuss? Jeez, when I was young, daddy would
do _this_ if his rotoplooker wouldn't kickstart so you just - gimme
that iron nine - hit it like _that_ and... See?! Told ya. It always
works. ... Experience, baby!"



Or to quote Terry Pratchett in a scene with the magical computer called HEX:

"What, give it a good kicking?"
..."Well, yes. Adrian goes around the back and sort of prods it with
his foot. But in a very scientific way."



-- 
Met vriendelijke groeten / Best regards,

Ger Hobbelt

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