On Monday 15 September 2008, Terren Suydam wrote: > I send this along because it's a great example of how systems that > self-organize can result in structures and dynamics that are more > complex and efficient than anything we can purposefully design. The > applicability to the realm of designed intelligence is obvious.
Have you considered looking into the social dynamics allowed by apt-get before? It's a complex system, people can fork it or patch it, and it's resulted in the software running the backbone of the internet. On the extropian mailing list the other day I mentioned I have a linux live cd for "building brains", I call it "mind on a disc", but unfortunately I'm strapped for time and can only give a partial download. It's quite the alternative way of going about things, but people do seem to generally understand (sometimes): http://p2pfoundation.net/ - Bryan ________________________________________ http://heybryan.org/ Engineers: http://heybryan.org/exp.html irc.freenode.net #hplusroadmap ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=114414975-3c8e69 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
