You *could* spin out trying to predict turbulence.
Or, identify the literal handful of things that actually makes sense to optimize.
Fuck Pareto, marry Zipf.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipf%27...
Or, identify the literal handful of things that actually makes sense to optimize.
Fuck Pareto, marry Zipf.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipf%27...
Zipf's law - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
You *could* spin out trying to predict turbulence.
Or, identify the literal handful of things that actually makes sense to optimize.
Fuck Pareto, marry Zipf.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipf%27...
Or, identify the literal handful of things that actually makes sense to optimize.
Fuck Pareto, marry Zipf.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipf%27...
Zipf Maneouvers. On Non-Reprintable Materials is out now at @erratumpress.bsky.social
www.erratumpress.com/zipf-maneuvers
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January 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Zipf Maneouvers. On Non-Reprintable Materials is out now at @erratumpress.bsky.social
www.erratumpress.com/zipf-maneuvers
www.erratumpress.com/zipf-maneuvers
does neuralese follow zipf
June 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
does neuralese follow zipf
Coming very soon: Zipf Maneouvers. On Non-Reprintable Materials
Special thanks to Andrew C. Wenaus, @sshaviro.bsky.social & @erratumpress.bsky.social
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December 22, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Coming very soon: Zipf Maneouvers. On Non-Reprintable Materials
Special thanks to Andrew C. Wenaus, @sshaviro.bsky.social & @erratumpress.bsky.social
erratumpress.com/zipf-maneuvers
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erratumpress.com/zipf-maneuvers
Zipf Maneuvers: On Non-Reprintable Materials
Andrew C. Wenaus & Germán Sierra with an intro by Steven Shaviro *out today*
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Andrew C. Wenaus & Germán Sierra with an intro by Steven Shaviro *out today*
www.erratumpress.com/zipf-maneuvers
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January 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Zipf Maneuvers: On Non-Reprintable Materials
Andrew C. Wenaus & Germán Sierra with an intro by Steven Shaviro *out today*
www.erratumpress.com/zipf-maneuvers
@germansierra.bsky.social @sshaviro.bsky.social
Andrew C. Wenaus & Germán Sierra with an intro by Steven Shaviro *out today*
www.erratumpress.com/zipf-maneuvers
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Österreich hat immer noch ein Problem, seine Nazi-Geschichte anzuschauen und aufzuarbeiten.
Diese Geschichte über die Brauerei Zipf ist symptomatisch. Es gab nämlich einmal das KZ-Außenlager Redl-Zipf 👇
ooe.orf.at/stories/3264...
Diese Geschichte über die Brauerei Zipf ist symptomatisch. Es gab nämlich einmal das KZ-Außenlager Redl-Zipf 👇
ooe.orf.at/stories/3264...
Kritik: Zugang zu KZ-Überresten verweigert
Das Mauthausen Komitee hat am Montag scharfe Kritik an der Brauerei Zipf geübt. Schülerinnen und Lehrlingen sei der Zugang zu den baulichen Überresten des früheren KZ-Außenlagers auf dem Firmengelände...
ooe.orf.at
July 8, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Österreich hat immer noch ein Problem, seine Nazi-Geschichte anzuschauen und aufzuarbeiten.
Diese Geschichte über die Brauerei Zipf ist symptomatisch. Es gab nämlich einmal das KZ-Außenlager Redl-Zipf 👇
ooe.orf.at/stories/3264...
Diese Geschichte über die Brauerei Zipf ist symptomatisch. Es gab nämlich einmal das KZ-Außenlager Redl-Zipf 👇
ooe.orf.at/stories/3264...
Die komplette böhmische Mehlspeisküche, du ungebildeter Zipf!
August 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Die komplette böhmische Mehlspeisküche, du ungebildeter Zipf!
Like many things in reality, this is conveniently almost Zipf distributed, which means the top element accounts for roughly 1/log N of the total and roughly sqrt(N) elements account for fully half of the total. Another win for econophysics!
May 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Like many things in reality, this is conveniently almost Zipf distributed, which means the top element accounts for roughly 1/log N of the total and roughly sqrt(N) elements account for fully half of the total. Another win for econophysics!
»Dieser Zug muss aufgrund eines Schadens an der Weinkühlung leider in Hanau ausgesetzt werden. Shuttlebusse verkehren vom Bahnhofsvorplatz zum ›Winzergasthof Zipf‹ in Miltenberg. Wir bitten um Verständnis«
February 28, 2026 at 7:11 PM
»Dieser Zug muss aufgrund eines Schadens an der Weinkühlung leider in Hanau ausgesetzt werden. Shuttlebusse verkehren vom Bahnhofsvorplatz zum ›Winzergasthof Zipf‹ in Miltenberg. Wir bitten um Verständnis«
John Zipf kicks off, and we are underway at Franklin Field.
Out the back of the end zone. No shot at a return.
Out the back of the end zone. No shot at a return.
September 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM
John Zipf kicks off, and we are underway at Franklin Field.
Out the back of the end zone. No shot at a return.
Out the back of the end zone. No shot at a return.
the direction in the output projection corresponding to the predicted Bayes error should be the direction corresponding to an inverse Zipf prior over vocabulary, because once passed through the unembedding layer it is mean-centered, softmaxed, and has no effect on the loss.
March 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
the direction in the output projection corresponding to the predicted Bayes error should be the direction corresponding to an inverse Zipf prior over vocabulary, because once passed through the unembedding layer it is mean-centered, softmaxed, and has no effect on the loss.
CBD job densities look rather Zipf-ian:
July 17, 2026 at 4:44 PM
CBD job densities look rather Zipf-ian:
#OTD 124 years ago, George K. Zipf (1902–1950)was born 🎂 Based on his corpus analyses, he formulated the so-called Zipf’s law and showed that the most frequent word is twice as frequent as the second, three times as frequent as the third, and so on.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
January 7, 2026 at 8:37 AM
#OTD 124 years ago, George K. Zipf (1902–1950)was born 🎂 Based on his corpus analyses, he formulated the so-called Zipf’s law and showed that the most frequent word is twice as frequent as the second, three times as frequent as the third, and so on.
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
#LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
Vídeo antigo mas curiosíssimo que Vsauce fez sobre Zipf pra ajudar na discussão.
youtu.be/fCn8zs912OE?...
youtu.be/fCn8zs912OE?...
The Zipf Mystery
YouTube video by Vsauce
youtu.be
September 19, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Vídeo antigo mas curiosíssimo que Vsauce fez sobre Zipf pra ajudar na discussão.
youtu.be/fCn8zs912OE?...
youtu.be/fCn8zs912OE?...
Storefront density, also Zipf-ian.
July 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Storefront density, also Zipf-ian.
Schlage diesen Unsympathen zum blockieren vor.
bsky.app/profile/zipf...
bsky.app/profile/zipf...
bsky.app
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Schlage diesen Unsympathen zum blockieren vor.
bsky.app/profile/zipf...
bsky.app/profile/zipf...
Los geht die Reise.
Bahnsteig Redl-Zipf
Mit Brauerei Zipf im Hintergrund.
Bahnsteig Redl-Zipf
Mit Brauerei Zipf im Hintergrund.
November 29, 2023 at 2:38 PM
Los geht die Reise.
Bahnsteig Redl-Zipf
Mit Brauerei Zipf im Hintergrund.
Bahnsteig Redl-Zipf
Mit Brauerei Zipf im Hintergrund.
the unembedding layer's "default" output, given no further information, is "how likely is a word, in general." this is the zipf distribution. but the actual output says "i only care about how likely any word is relative to the other options."
July 28, 2026 at 7:27 PM
the unembedding layer's "default" output, given no further information, is "how likely is a word, in general." this is the zipf distribution. but the actual output says "i only care about how likely any word is relative to the other options."
"Have you heard the good word of our lord and savior, the Zipf Distribution"?
April 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"Have you heard the good word of our lord and savior, the Zipf Distribution"?
Jetzt war ich 3 Tage nicht da und zack, gibt's frische Chilis.
Sorte 25: Bhut Jolokia Chocolate;
sehr, sehr, sehrsehr scharf.
Sorte 25: Bhut Jolokia Chocolate;
sehr, sehr, sehrsehr scharf.
September 21, 2024 at 7:35 AM
Jetzt war ich 3 Tage nicht da und zack, gibt's frische Chilis.
Sorte 25: Bhut Jolokia Chocolate;
sehr, sehr, sehrsehr scharf.
Sorte 25: Bhut Jolokia Chocolate;
sehr, sehr, sehrsehr scharf.
TIL that this is the same George Zipf who came up with the Principle of least Effort. Busy guy.
July 28, 2026 at 7:34 PM
TIL that this is the same George Zipf who came up with the Principle of least Effort. Busy guy.
Say it to his FACE
September 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Say it to his FACE
How’s the Zipf curve in every language related to the virus hypothesis?
September 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
How’s the Zipf curve in every language related to the virus hypothesis?