digital perspective: An “image” of the universe, stored as a web of idea modules in memory.

• Each module has a name (ex: “pudding”, “joy”, “Martha Stewart”, “death”, “the word at”)
• Modules can be simple (words, ideas, memories, descriptions, prepositions, etc), sense-replicatory (see an image, hear a sound, whatever), or procedural (a list of steps to be carried out by the brain).
• Each module has pointers, which point to other modules (should there be types of pointers? labels, groups, causes, effects, definitions, similar… hmm…)
• Priority in terms of space is given to ideas used most often, which usually means pointed to most often.
• Priority of pointers due to behavioral cues, most memorable, “logical reasoning”, and stuff?
• Functions to add, modify, and merge modules.

Example Pseudocode (of a simple module):

pudding
memory340127856 (the memory of me laughing uncontrollably about pudding last year)
pudding-image (pudding-image will point to visual sensory modules; this list will also include any memories of seeing pudding; Note: this will clearly be dependent on the machine having the ability of sight)
food
dessert
pudding-taste (will similarly point to taste sensory modules)

… and more stuff, depending on what pointers are most often necessary.

Questions:
1. How will the machine organize and prioritize? Through procedural modules?
2. How will language work? Are there just many procedures for handling language?

Propose an improvement? Or let me know if something here seems completely unreasonable?

So, this morning I read a twitter update that used the word anyone, and I immediately/mentally put the word someone in there. And it sounded right. Buuut, as you can see below, it clearly wasn’t.

In fact, it seems they are never interchangeable. Ever.

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SOME: We use “some” in positive sentences. We use some for both countable and uncountable nouns. Example: I have some friends.

ANY: We use “any” in negative sentences or questions. We use any for both countable and uncountable nouns. Example: Do you have any cheese? – He doesn’t have any friends in Chicago.

EXCEPTION!: We use “some” in questions when offering or requesting something that is there. Example: Would you like some bread? (offer) – Could I have some water? (request)

SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE, SOMETHING: We use “some” words – somebody, someone, somewhere and something – in positive sentences. Example: He lives somewhere near here.

ANYBODY, ANYWHERE, ANYTHING: We use “any” words – anybody, anyone, anywhere and anything – in negative sentences or questions. Example: Do you know anything about that boy? – She doesn’t have anywhere to go.

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Silly language. Trix are for kids. (If you want to see the article wherefrom this was stolen, you can find it here).

I also find it strange how, even with how complex and non-intuitive the English language is, it still happens to be the most-spoken second language in the world. Interesting, isn’t it, how political and economic power tie so closely with cultural influence. Perhaps in the next few years we’ll notice a global shift to an Asian cultural dominance. Perhaps, perhaps.

Just another ramble.