(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 ...
(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!
(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.
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(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),
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(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
(01 August 2002) §23.2 Reports "Friend or Foe" show reveals some
ugly truths about human nature. Many press the Foe button .... I guess they've
never heard of the Prisoner's Dilemma ... Oh well. Added the
top tools2 directory for increased convenience in finding some of the
tools ... more to be added later.
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