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Tag: parable

The Donkey Parable

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 ~ cafebedouin

One day, a Donkey and a Tiger got into an argument over the color of the grass. “The grass is blue,” said the Donkey. “That’s ridiculous,” replied the Tiger. “The grass is clearly green.” When the argument grew more and more intense, they decided to find the Lion, King of the Jungle, to settle the … Continue reading The Donkey Parable

Parable of Teaching Horses to Sing

May 16, 2025 ~ cafebedouin

"A thief was captured and hauled before the local ruler. 'Give me one good reason I shouldn't have you put to death,' the monarch said. The thief replied, 'Your majesty, I can teach your finest horse to sing – if you give me a year to do it!' The court burst out in laughter at … Continue reading Parable of Teaching Horses to Sing

Owning vs. Having

June 19, 2023June 18, 2023 ~ cafebedouin

https://twitter.com/JuliusGoat/status/1650145537683759104?s=20 I enjoyed this quite a bit, also available as a Substack article.

The Map by Venkatesh Rao

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 ~ cafebedouin ~ 2 Comments

"If only, the argument went, you could discover the exact opposite territory — not literally; that was in the middle of the ocean, but some sort of training-data antonym in latent space — and the exact set of tweaks to make to the training code, the Antimap would emerge at the Antipode, and begin its … Continue reading The Map by Venkatesh Rao

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