[ben_w]

> silicone

I've seen this particular mistake a lot recently. New and exciting auto-corrupt from the latest version of iOS?

Given that our brains rewire themselves live, which ANNs can only do by being excessively connected and updating weights to/from zero, silicone (I'm thinking mainly the oil form) may be a better inspiration than lego.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone

[mjan22640]

Yes, puzzle pieces would be more accurate than lego.

The bonds that silicone forms do not AFAIK allow as rich variety of polymers as carbon.

[ben_w]

Silicone, with the e on the end, is one of the main polymers.