tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347891252975163541.post4849330396054108332..comments2023-05-02T05:20:29.838-07:00Comments on On Coding Style: Crow EpistemologyAndrew Minerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02245034550316893904noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347891252975163541.post-12121349363191110252017-02-09T01:23:29.961-08:002017-02-09T01:23:29.961-08:00I was just reading the beginning of "Objectiv...I was just reading the beginning of "Objective Communication" and was thinking this sounds like a manifesto for functional programming. I was trying to find more information and came across this page.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506784335901180077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347891252975163541.post-26474040681453614042017-01-25T12:07:21.528-08:002017-01-25T12:07:21.528-08:00Andrew, your page is cited frequently on searches ...Andrew, your page is cited frequently on searches for "crow epistemology" so I thought I'd add a couple of references (a Web, one thread at a time...)!<br />the locus classicus (an English translation, anyway):<br />Leroy, Charles Georges. Letter VII. On the Instinct of Animals." The Intelligence and Perfectibility of Animals from a Philosophic Point of View: With a Few Letters on Man. Chapman and Hall, 1870. pp. 125-126.<br />https://books.google.com/books?id=MUADAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA125<br /><br />and thanks to Greg Salmieri for laying out the trail:<br />https://books.google.com/books?id=PAGSCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA308&lpg=PA308 [Note 66]<br /><br />BTW he mentions George Miller's "Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two..." which complements the discussion nicely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus_or_Minus_TwoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347891252975163541.post-56342784013176032772008-10-30T21:24:00.000-07:002008-10-30T21:24:00.000-07:00As I recall, the numbers were even smaller in the ...As I recall, the numbers were even smaller in the crow story: 5 hunters going into the forest and 4 coming out was too much for the crows to deal with on the perceptual level.Jason Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01428523509987228615noreply@blogger.com