tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post8328985704112960013..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Photos and long term memorySteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-63146501170885465212010-03-25T08:43:22.670-04:002010-03-25T08:43:22.670-04:00Yes, primitives and compression are related. When ...<i>Yes, primitives and compression are related. When we compress in a lossy way we just map to the closest primitive.</i><br /><br />So in my own adult learning, I'm always trying to reinforce what I learn enough to try and form new primitives, so I don't lose a lot in the mapping step. I think [completely anecdotally] that many middle-aged people are still mapping to the primitives theyDavid Coughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839245975431814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-60320579653039234012010-03-25T04:42:58.096-04:002010-03-25T04:42:58.096-04:00"An intellectual with true character."
..."An intellectual with true character."<br /><br />Yan Shen: <br /><br />Brin is a Jew. Reconsider your appraisal, s'il vous plait.Ian Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837467954881003505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-52836613171969157312010-03-24T23:24:36.434-04:002010-03-24T23:24:36.434-04:00http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487042...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704266504575141064259998090.html?mod=WSJ_mgmt_LeadStoryCollection<br /><br />Looks like Mr. Brin of Google also has some long-term memories of his own. What a great individual. An intellectual with true character.Yan Shenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06626415549772069331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-24886542246456856202010-03-24T05:03:01.981-04:002010-03-24T05:03:01.981-04:00Steve's back at it with more psychobabble.Steve's back at it with more psychobabble.Ian Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837467954881003505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-39317466430191050052010-03-23T17:02:40.447-04:002010-03-23T17:02:40.447-04:00***Do you think you could picture all of the girls...***Do you think you could picture all of the girls you ever dated if you hadn't looked at their photographs over the years?***<br /><br />Facebook is great in this respect. Sometimes the picture doesn't quite reflect the memory though!Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437124240243787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-72674734831631304732010-03-23T12:07:29.511-04:002010-03-23T12:07:29.511-04:00meant to say more than 1 GBmeant to say more than 1 GBRosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06846930130216514451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-48832223433750116392010-03-23T12:06:47.039-04:002010-03-23T12:06:47.039-04:00Steve,
It seems to me that the human brain has th...Steve,<br /><br />It seems to me that the human brain has the capability to remember for than 1 GB except that something is not turned on. <br /><br />See this video about a woman who never forgets anything:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAbQvmf0YOQRosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06846930130216514451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-55090385671912420802010-03-23T11:41:43.134-04:002010-03-23T11:41:43.134-04:00It's an interesting question whether learning ...It's an interesting question whether learning a new language (or academic subject) as an adult requires a GB of new memory formation. I wouldn't be surprised if it was much less, since a dictionary is only a few MB.<br /><br />I think we do have a lot of inaccessible memory around (perhaps another order of magnitude at most over the GB estimate, though). These are often triggered by Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-58168070938524335442010-03-23T08:44:06.430-04:002010-03-23T08:44:06.430-04:00You say 'primitives' and I think, 'com...You say 'primitives' and I think, 'compression'David Coughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859839245975431814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-91988539320577848382010-03-23T02:28:22.241-04:002010-03-23T02:28:22.241-04:00Most people seem to recall the proper use of thous...Most people seem to recall the proper use of thousands of words, possibly in various languages. <br /><br />In any case, I gather this is as far the memory that is readily accessible is concerned. I'm wondering if there's memory that's stored somewhere but inaccessible for active use. Like, you might not recall what the dress looks like, but you might recognize it if you see it.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.com