(17 November 2002 ++) Econometrics  what is this all about?    Is this a way to look at society? What about Maxwell's Demons? We have to leave it to another time.

(11 November 2002 +) Psychohistory?  Radiants?  Why the GAP? Is it the Storm? Is it Lem ( later): No ... is blogging a fad?  Not to some ..Well today's additions included a cyberode to McLuhan . Marshall that is ... and the imannent ramifications (sp?)at the actors' ranch. By the way Umberto Eco new book Baudolino is finally out.   What's worth looking into ... the New SuperGUN ... namely, the DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER ... you can save lives with it, you can affect the national agenda (did you catch the walmart video that captivated the nation with images of child punishment ... did you e-mail your tornado video clip ... just awesome.  check these out. The Band of Brothers DVD is pretty cool, and so is The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum Series Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set)  DVD treat ...

Sharp VLNZ100U MiniDV Compact Digital Viewcam w/3" Color LCD, MMC/SD Memory Card Slot & USB Interface   Canon ZR45MC MiniDV Digital Camcorder with 2.5" LCD, Digital Still Mode & MMC Card Slot   Sony DCRTRV27 MiniDV Digital Handycam Camcorder w/ 3.5" LCD, MPEG EX, Memory Stick & Mega Pixel Video/ Still JVC GRDVM96U MiniDV Compact Digital Camcorder w/2.5 " LCD, MPEG4 Movie Mode & 8MB SD Card

 

(15 September 2002 +) Psychohistory: Hari Seldon’s dead hand? Donald Kingsbury Psychohistorical Crisis got a bum rap. IN reality -- its great!  Publishers Weekly's review states "For all its ambitions, this work lacks the great storytelling qualities of Asimov's trilogy and captures only some of its ambience." - and ... - for my money the Kingsbury treatment of Psychohistory and its implications are more direct and robust. Asimov is great ... but he started drfiting towards unusal mental powers and gaia arguments, where Kingsbury doesn't require such crutches. Perhaps the Gaia hypothesis has merit, but its not needed for a good yarn. Kingsbury uses some rather sophisticated and deep underlying principles of logic. Its definitely worth a read!

 

Costruction and DeConstruction?  Albert-László Barabási writes about the New Science of Networks while the ever present A.I. suggests that Lawrence Lessig's The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World is somehow weakly or strongly connected ... The semantic purchasing webs rule.

 

Do you ever wonder How Our Laws are Made? Who's representing us -- take a look at  States and the 107th Congress .

 

 

(22 August 2002 +) Its been a while ... but Mathematics Rules!  Find out why.   Does On the Road make any sense? As Dersh would say ... you be the George   ... and that's the path to law.   Well, its time to promote education. For that  we turn to enhanced federally sanctioned public domain ERIC Digests.

 

(09 August 2002 +) FREEDOM !/? What is freedom? A Platonic Ideal? Freedom from opression? Freedom from want? Freedom from Pain? Freedom from intrusion? These are all "freedom-from"s.  There's also the "freedom-to"s. Freedom to think? Freedom to assemble? Freedom to mispel Fredom? Friedom, Fridom? Freedam? Fredame? Free for all? Such an attractive idea.  Free Lunch? Is there such a thing as free-lunch? Where is it served? Why? Free spirits? Free souls? Free sex? Free enterprise? Free is good? Free is bad? Free Fries with a hamburger? Is it worth its return on investment? (what is that gadget ... it's seems like the latest  "in thing" - Addico Milano Special Edition Cool & Cold Water Cooler),

 

(04 August 2002 +)  Just found out the " 'Mediterranean diet' as a means of preventing atherosclerotic vascular disease is gaining increasing acceptance. As early as in the late 1950s, it was found that the inhabitants of Greece and Southern Italy had a very low incidence of coronary artery disease and that, among other components, their diets were very rich in oleic acid, the main constituent of the olive oil, making up about 29% of their daily caloric intake. It is now clear that, in addition to its relatively minor effects on cholesterol levels, oleic acid directly interferes with the inflammatory response characterising early atherogenesis due to the endothelial expression of adhesion molecules for circulating monocytes. "(see Olive Oil )  WOW! ... Also, adolescent patients participating in controlled tests for treatment of migrane experienced a similar reduction in frequency, duration, and severity of headaches during treatment with fish oil and during treatment with olive oil. Quite incredible! Look here for details.   Ftrain has a really funny story about the googlebot robot