Hexagram 41:

sǔn decrease, diminish, reduce, economize (ing)

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Judgment

sǔndecrease, diminish, reduce, economize (ing)
yǒuhave, find; remember
true, sincere; confidence; to trust
yuánmost, supremely; excellent, outstanding
promising, fortunate; promise, opportunity
no; nothing; (this is) not; without, with no
jiùblame; (is) wrong; (a) mistake, (an) error (s)
(but it) call, ask (s) for; indicates (ing)
zhēnpersistence, resolution, resolve, focus
worth(while), reward(ing), benefit(icial)
yǒu(to) have, find, take on; (if) there is
yōusomewhere; (a) place, direction, purpose
wǎngto go, move towards; in going; ahead
how; what, when, where
zhīis this; is, will be
yòng(to be) applied? practiced? carried out?
èrtwo; a couple, pair of
guǐ(small, simple, plain) rice baskets; "gui" tureens
could, may, might be (sufficient)
yòngpresented, offered, consecrated, used
xiǎng(as, for, in) (an, the) offering, sacrifice

真诚的减少带来至高好运。不是你移除什么,而是通过移除它你启用什么。

Image

shānmountain
xiàbelow, beneath; at the base, foot of v
yǒuis, there is
(a, the) lake, pool, pond, wetland, marsh
sǔndecreasing
jūn(a, the) noble, worthy, honored
young one, heir, disciple
accordingly, therefore, thus
chéngcorrects, curbs, rectifies, precludes, rules out
忿fènhard feeling, ill will, resentment, indignity (s)
zhì(and) controls, contains, resists, restrains
desires, temptations, passions, cravings

山脚下,泽:君子约束过度,加强核心。Future Crew没有添加更多存储——他们将约束转变为生成技术。

Digital Artifact

Hexagram 41 digital artifact

Second Reality——64K约束

Future Crew (公元1993年)

64千字节中的大教堂。損不是损失;它是转移——下面给予以便上面可以上升。 Demoscene程序员将资产削减到骨头,并程序化地生成一切:纹理、网格、音乐、运动。每个被放弃的字节成为想法的高度。

Historical Context

Period
周朝
Oracle Bone Etymology
☶ 山在☱ 泽之上——基础滋养上升。下面的'泽'蒸发以滋养'山'。
Traditional Use
真诚地减少:移除不服务目标的东西;将节省的能量向上引导。

Lines

Line 1: 已事遄往無咎酌損之

one's (own), personal, private
shìaffairs, concerns, tasks, endeavors, business
chuán(are) rushed, hurried, cut short, abbreviated
wǎngto go; in going, pass (ing, ed by); (and) left behind
no; not, nothing; without; no harm (is) done
jiùblame; (is) wrong; (a) mistake; v harm v
zhuó(but) weigh, consider, think about, ponder
sǔndecreasing, doing less; (the) losses; (a) loss
zhī(of) this; here; this as v

Line 2: 利貞征凶弗損益之

(it is) worthwhile, rewarding, beneficial
zhēnto persist; be resolved, dedicated, steadfast
zhēng(but) to expedite, assert, go(ing) boldly
xiōng(is) ill-omened, inauspicious; has pitfalls
(there is) neither, nothing; avoid(ing)
sǔn(of, to) decrease, loss; lose, diminish
(nor, or) (of, to) increase; gain, add (s) to
zhīhere; in, with this; things; one(self)

Line 3: 三人行則損一人一人行則得其友

sānthree, a trio of
rénpeople, persons, individuals
xíngstart, set forth, out; go forth, forward
(and) then, in due order; consequently
sǔndecrease, reduce, contract; lose
(by) one
rénperson, member, participant, individual
(this) one; (a, the) single
rénperson, individual; one
xíngstarts, sets forth, out; goes forth, forward
(and) then, in due order; consequently
finds, acquires, gains, takes on, picks up
a, the, his, her, another
yǒucompanion, friend, partner, associate

Line 4: 損其疾使遄有喜無咎

sǔndecreasing, diminishing, lessening, losing
the, these, those, one's (own)
afflictions, anxieties, stresses, ills, sufferings
使shǐ(to) take(ing) control, charge, command
chuánexpeditiously, with dispatch; (and) expedite
yǒu(and) be; find, have; becomes, brings
glad, happy, grateful; happiness, joy
(this is) no; not; nothing; without, with no
jiùwrong; (a) mistake, (an) error

Line 5: 或益之十朋之龜弗克違元吉

huòsomebody, someone
increases, augments, grants, adds
zhī(to) (this) one, him, her; this
shí(by) ten
péng(matched) pairs
zhīof
guītortoise, turtle (s) (shells)
(one) (is) not; un-; in-; -not
able; possible; capable; can- v
wéi(of, to) resist; refuse; oppose, offend (ing)
yuánmost, supremely; excellent, outstanding
promising, fortunate; promise, opportunity

Line 6: 弗損益之無咎貞吉利有攸往得臣無家

(there is) neither, nothing; avoid(ing)
sǔn(of, to) decrease, loss; lose, diminish
(nor, or) (of, to) increase; gain, add (s)
zhīhere; in, with this; things; one(self)
(there is) nothing; (this is) no, not
jiù(is) wrong; (a) mistake, (an) error
zhēnpersistence, determination, resolve, focus
(is) promising, auspicious, opportune, timely
worth(while), reward(ing), benefit(icial)
yǒu(to) have, find, take on; (if) there is
yōusomewhere; (a) place, direction, purpose
wǎngto go, move towards; in going; ahead
(but) (one) accept, gain, acquire, find (s, ing)
chénservants, retainers, subjects, subordinates
(but) not; instead of, rather than
jiāfamily, familiars; (a) home

Practical Guidance

汇编,1993年。Future Crew正在构建Second Reality——完整的3D环境、纹理映射隧道、粒子系统、配乐。他们有65,536字节。就这些。不是65兆字节。六十四千字节,包括音乐。一个未压缩的640×480图像会炸掉整个预算。 所以他们将资产削减到零,并程序化地生成一切。从200字节算法生成的纹理。从数学公式构建的网格。实时合成的音乐,没有样本。每个被放弃的预存储字节成为生成引擎的余量。泽蒸发;山上升。 你遇到了限制。存储、带宽、注意力预算——某些东西达到最大值。本能是优化现有的。更硬压缩,更智能缓存。那很好。但損问:如果你完全移除资产并按需生成它呢?交易存储重量换取程序高度。 失败模式不是激进减少。而是随机减少。Future Crew没有删除渲染器以适应更多纹理。他们删除了纹理,因为渲染器可以合成它们。减少下面(预烘焙资产)以滋养上面(生成能力)。不是损失——转移。 约束形式化焦点。你放弃的每个字节必须为你买来更高的东西。如果没有,你不是在实践損;你只是在饿死系统。

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