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Something that always keeps coming back to me is the phrase "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch".

Exactly. And it's not just a smart-sounding phrase—it was proven mathematically in 1995 by Wolpert & Macready. I remember referring to their paper when I was doing research back in the late 90s.

[Santa Fe Institute] William Macready, David Wolpert — No Free Lunch Theorems for Search

The full paper in PDF format can be found in the above link.

i was introduced to that phrase as TANSTAAFL in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein.

awesome read if you havent yet.
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Quote from: AlcoHoDL on April 19, 2025, 05:28:13 AM
Quote from: Richy_T on April 18, 2025, 11:58:41 PM
Something that always keeps coming back to me is the phrase "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch".

Exactly. And it's not just a smart-sounding phrase—it was proven mathematically in 1995 by Wolpert & Macready. I remember referring to their paper when I was doing research back in the late 90s.

[Santa Fe Institute] William Macready, David Wolpert — No Free Lunch Theorems for Search

The full paper in PDF format can be found in the above link.

i was introduced to that phrase as TANSTAAFL in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein.

awesome read if you havehavent yet.
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Quote from: AlcoHoDL on April 19, 2025, 05:28:13 AM
Quote from: Richy_T on April 18, 2025, 11:58:41 PM
Something that always keeps coming back to me is the phrase "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch".

Exactly. And it's not just a smart-sounding phrase—it was proven mathematically in 1995 by Wolpert & Macready. I remember referring to their paper when I was doing research back in the late 90s.

[Santa Fe Institute] William Macready, David Wolpert — No Free Lunch Theorems for Search

The full paper in PDF format can be found in the above link.

i was introduced to that phrase as TANSTAAFL in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein.

awesome read if you have yet.