By then I have realized that I have a definite set of limits. It doesn't matter how creative I am, if I do not have the sheer amount of expertise necessary for the task then I can not do it. We are pretty far down the road from the days of "everything made of water, air, and fire"... the amount of details in science and mathematics required to construct a modern applied system is tremendous. I looked at information theory recently (one part of my thinking does deal with that) and the mathematics is way over my head. Sure, somebody working at Bell Labs could do that math but I can't. I've forgotten most of my math to be honest. Microprocessor layout design does not require much math at all- it is mostly a job of creativity and intuition (it's very interesting how something like electronic hardware requires intuition to design).
How about giving me the rest of my life times 5...
I don't really know how to even begin approaching this "computational parallel" that I came up with a while ago:
http://www.livejournal.com/community/philosophy/474902.html
By then I have realized that I have a definite set of limits. It doesn't matter how creative I am, if I do not have the sheer amount of expertise necessary for the task then I can not do it. We are pretty far down the road from the days of "everything made of water, air, and fire"... the amount of details in science and mathematics required to construct a modern applied system is tremendous. I looked at information theory recently (one part of my thinking does deal with that) and the mathematics is way over my head. Sure, somebody working at Bell Labs could do that math but I can't. I've forgotten most of my math to be honest. Microprocessor layout design does not require much math at all- it is mostly a job of creativity and intuition (it's very interesting how something like electronic hardware requires intuition to design).
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