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Entries from February 2003
Ev, three Jasons and a Jensen
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February 28, 2003 at 10:54am
by Psybertron
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The End of Doneness
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February 27, 2003 at 6:25pm
by Psybertron
The End of Doneness – A 1998 Dave Weinberger JOHO article [
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Cost Effective Meta-Data
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February 27, 2003 at 5:47pm
by Psybertron
Cost Effective Meta-Data – From Stefano Mazzocchi [via Seb] [Paraphrasing] The more, higher quality meta-data the better, because the quality of meta-data heavily influences the effectiveness of retrieval systems. Meta-data mark-up-based “semantic” web solutions (RDF, Ontologies) are economically infeasible (because the human assignment of the right tags is in addition to defining the content itself [...]
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Progress via Disruptive Technologies
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February 24, 2003 at 9:06pm
by Psybertron
Progress via Disruptive Technologies – From Hugh Blackmer, Science Librarian, Washington & Lee Uni. [via Seb] Particularly on the subject of colaborative web tools, but on the message of emergence and change – mainly technology driven – usually hingeing on chaos at disruptive cusps in development. See my dissertation on business change. Interesting and related [...]
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Conversational Terrorism
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February 24, 2003 at 8:39pm
by Psybertron
Conversational Terrorism [via Seb] For example, as the same quote used by Seb, sums it up …[Quote] “Think vs. Feel” Any person will likely be off-center of the analytical / emotive spectrum in any heated exchange. By pointing out which side the other person is on, (either side will do) he/she is obliged to defend [...]
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Social science at 190mph
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February 24, 2003 at 8:32pm
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Social science at 190mph. Analysis of Nascar behaviour from First Monday. [via Jorn]Earlier blog on Netherlands road-safety behaviour via eye-contact in the absence of road markings / signs etc.
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P2P Marches On
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February 24, 2003 at 8:28pm
by Psybertron
P2P Marches On – From The Register. [via Jorn]
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Language Timothy ! (II)
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February 24, 2003 at 8:23pm
by Psybertron
Language Timothy ! (II) – Terry Jones speaking about the appalling collateral damage already being inflicted on the English language.[via Jorn] [via Common Dreams] [via UK Guardian] [Language Timothy !]
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Kurzweil on Wolfram
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February 24, 2003 at 7:51pm
by Psybertron
Kurzweil on Wolfram – Blogged a few days ago on the Ray Kurzweil comments and discussions from last year on Wolfram’s ANKOS. A long set of discussion threads now exist on this work. First off here are some Kurzweil / Wolfram quotes … Kurzweil [Quote] Personally, I find Wolfram’s enthusiasm for his own ideas refreshing. [...]
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Strange Behaviour ?
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February 24, 2003 at 7:24pm
by Psybertron
I’d appreciate any feedback from anyone concerning my ARCHIVES link (In the left side panel immediately above the “Powered by Blogger Pro” button. I’m, still publishing archives using the Phil Ringnalda script, but it seems to be invisible to my new Windows XP client. Please use the feedback link to report what you see / [...]
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Frank Ramsey
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February 17, 2003 at 2:04pm
by Psybertron
Frank Ramsey – Brother of the Archbishop Lord Michael Ramsey and son of A.S Ramsey (Mathematics, Vice-Master Magdelene, Cambs), died in 1930, aged just 26. [Cambs links broken - temporary here, and here.] Get’s a mention in Wittgenstein’s Poker as the “precociously brilliant mathematician” I notice, but I had not recognised his contribution to changing [...]
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Thales to Thatcher, Anaximander to Bush
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February 17, 2003 at 11:55am
by Psybertron
Thales to Thatcher, Anaximander to Bush – A draft history of philosophy from Miles Hodges [via Jorn]. Rich summary of early stuff, getting a bit thin on content towards the modern day, but with interesting headings and links. In fact this is a review of the western world view contrasted with more oriental cultures – [...]
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So it’s true – Google Buys Blogger
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February 17, 2003 at 11:20am
by Psybertron
So it’s true – Google Buys Blogger. Dan Gillmor reporting at SiliconValley.com [via Jorn][via Slashdot]. As Jorn asks, why Blogger – the pioneers – as opposed to RadioUserland or MoveableType, the more sophisticated. Still, can’t complain – Google’s fine by me. No coincidence ? Evhead goes offline [via Robb]
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The Empire That Dare Not Speak Its Name
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February 13, 2003 at 10:14pm
by Psybertron
Rudyard Kipling – The White Man’s Burden. Interesting to see the final part of Empire by Niall Ferguson on UK’s Channel 4 and its characterisation of US dominance arising out of the fall of the British Empire. Britain “doing the right thing” in opposing two other evil empires at the cost of its own and [...]
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The 80/20 Rule in Blogging Communities
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February 13, 2003 at 5:43pm
by Psybertron
The 80/20 Rule in Blogging Communities. This piece from Clay Shirky has been bouncing around the blogosphere for some days – but I hadn’t spotted its significance until today. Most people are referring to “Power Law” from its title Power Law, Weblogs and Community. Part of the thesis, from my original manifesto is that Power [...]
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Quantum Mind 2003
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February 13, 2003 at 12:01am
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Quantum Mind 2003 – Blogged earlier references to this conference in Arizona 15 to 19 March, [here] and [here]. Notice that both Henry Stapp and Brian Josephson are in attendance. Also this “disenchanted” QuBit link via Seb.
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Talking of Wolfram’s ANKOS
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February 12, 2003 at 11:38pm
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Talking of Wolfram’s ANKOS as we were in “Give him enough rope” two blogs ago …(and many occasions before that) … [via Kurzweil][non-flash]
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Coming Soon
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February 12, 2003 at 10:58pm
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Coming Soon [via Rivets], and in slightly beter taste try [schedule] or [melanoma]
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Time Sink
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February 12, 2003 at 10:48pm
by Psybertron
Time Sink – Pointless displacement activity, but thanks to Gimbo anyway.
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Give him enough rope ?
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February 12, 2003 at 10:45pm
by Psybertron
From a bookclub party conversation with Dave Weinberger [Quote] … asked Minsky if he had read Wolfram’s book. “Of course not.” Why not? Because Wolfram is merely repeating what has been known for twenty years. Further, said Minsky, the book only finds three types of cellular automata: simple ones, looping ones, and complex ones. For [...]
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Language Timothy !
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February 10, 2003 at 2:59pm
by Psybertron
Is there anywhere where this stuff is not currently being debated ? Browsing the BBC “Word of Mouth” message board – where typically, “Disgusted of Dorchester deplores the demise of the English language” – I find a thread debating the political motives of words used to describe Richard Reid’s cemtex-filled shoes. [Quote] Weapons of Mass [...]
