Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has scientific bones to pick with Dune's sand-thumping and worm movements.
  • deegeeseEnglish
    49·
    8 months ago

    Physics teaches you can model reality with math.

    If you get really good at anything, there’s a natural temptation to use that skill outside of its proper context.

    • MajorHavoc@programming.devEnglish
      21·
      8 months ago

      If you get really good at anything, there’s a natural temptation to use that skill outside of its proper context.

      Indeed! It explains a lot of the issues in many fields, today. A bunch of us computer programmers got really good at that, and now it’s still illegal to shoot us for it (for now). /s (mostly…)