if the brain were better at deconvolution, nobody would need glasses.'nupdate: i was wrong
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if the brain were better at deconvolution, nobody would need glasses.
update: i was wrong
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if the brain were better at deconvolution, nobody would need glasses.
update: i was wrong
@lritter They would. It's not actually a convolution thing
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@lritter They would. It's not actually a convolution thing
@rygorous isn't blurring an invertible function?
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@rygorous isn't blurring an invertible function?
@lritter 1. Deconvolution is a thing, but even the pure math form is inherently unstable for most filters (and actually non-invertible for others).
2. Being out of focus is not actually the same as blur, and not a convolution filter. It's close in the simplest cases, like when you're looking at say a page of paper with no other occluders in sight, but the general case is much more complicated.
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@lritter 1. Deconvolution is a thing, but even the pure math form is inherently unstable for most filters (and actually non-invertible for others).
2. Being out of focus is not actually the same as blur, and not a convolution filter. It's close in the simplest cases, like when you're looking at say a page of paper with no other occluders in sight, but the general case is much more complicated.
@rygorous is the information destroyed yes or no?
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@rygorous is the information destroyed yes or no?
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@lritter @rygorous it's too bad I can't take a screenshot of what I see without my glasses on, because the effect isn't so much blurring in the graphics sense as a confusing disintegrating mess. consider, the brain is quite good at making stuff up when presented with incomplete information. if you see text briefly like a sign or something, you'll see and recognize a message immediately, but it might not be the actual message. I can't do that with my glasses off, text doesn't resolve at all.
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@lritter @rygorous it's too bad I can't take a screenshot of what I see without my glasses on, because the effect isn't so much blurring in the graphics sense as a confusing disintegrating mess. consider, the brain is quite good at making stuff up when presented with incomplete information. if you see text briefly like a sign or something, you'll see and recognize a message immediately, but it might not be the actual message. I can't do that with my glasses off, text doesn't resolve at all.
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I’ve received many reactions to my latest blog post. Some constructive, others critical, but all useful to better understand different perspectives.
However, two recurring dynamics emerged in the comments (mostly outside the Fediverse).First: I didn’t mention any names. I understand the disappointment, but naming them wouldn’t have helped anyone. Before publishing, I did my homework - that draft had been ready for over a year - and I even asked some of the people involved.
They took action privately to warn friends and colleagues, with good results, but they didn’t want public exposure. Many years have passed, and that company no longer has the same relevance anyway.
Some understood my choice (naming them could have meant serious legal trouble for me), but others started quoting US laws and amendments to "prove" that I could have safely done it. What many don’t realize is that the world isn’t the United States - not everyone plays by the same legal rules. And even if I won such a case, it would still mean wasted time, energy, and peace of mind. Cui prodest?Second: "Stories like that can only happen in Italy because there are so many small, family-run businesses".
That one annoyed me more - especially because it often came from Italians themselves.
First of all, I’ve worked in several countries, and I never said the story was about an Italian company.
Second, small businesses are not a problem - they’re a strength. My experience taught me that large corporations tend to turn employees into replaceable parts of a giant machine. Customers become faceless numbers, almost subjects rather than clients. At some point, a company’s need for endless growth becomes a trap - not a service that enriches people’s lives, but a "necessary evil".
And that, to me, is the real danger: believing that bigger automatically means better - in tech, and in life.
I wrote about this a few months ago, and I still believe it even more strongly today: https://my-notes.dragas.net/2025/06/09/macbook-pro-vs-car-why-small-businesses-still-win/#ITNotes #BlogPost #TechCulture #SmallBusiness #Writing #Reflections #PersonalThoughts
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You know, it must suck to have your marine biology research suddenly turn into marine theology
