No Such Thing As A Fish 519: No Such Thing As A Noice Computer
Feb 22, 2024
Topics include competitive eating with budget meatballs, linguistic intricacies of Russian language, technological advancements, Joni Mitchell's music legacy, and the complexities of Archi Conjugation in a remote Russian village.
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Jeff Esper's Unique Training Method
- Competitive eater Jeff Esper practices eating meatballs to mimic prawn cocktail technique.
- The spicy cocktail sauce is the hardest part to get through, not the prawn itself.
Archie Language's Verb Complexity
- The Archie language has over 1.5 million verb forms due to complex conjugations.
- It encodes details like animal type, age, and grammatical nuances in verb endings.
Moore's Law Powering Tech Growth
- Moore's Law states transistors on chips roughly double every two years, enabling massive tech advances.
- Current chips have millions more transistors in tiny spaces compared to the first microprocessors.