Not far different from what Ed Tufte termed "sparklines." See http://sparkline.org/
-tj On 1/10/07, Pamela McCorduck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Oh, Phil, I knew that all along. :-) On Jan 10, 2007, at 7:01 PM, phil henshaw wrote: It occurs to me some of you may have wondered but not thought to ask what ¸¸¸¸.·´ ¯ `·.¸¸¸¸ means. It means growth curves show you where and when natural systems are emerging and connect with the behavioral loops inside that act as a whole and extend throughout, which are much harder to identify otherwise. They're an observer's an entry point. With close attention these exposed instrumental mechanisms can be appreciated and found to usefully differ from many our our ideas of abstract causation applied to them so far. In two words, 'look inside'. Phil Henshaw ¸¸¸¸.·´ ¯ `·.¸¸¸¸ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 680 Ft. Washington Ave NY NY 10040 tel: 212-795-4844 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] explorations: www.synapse9.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org "Good judgment comes from experience, and experience – well, that comes from poor judgment." A.A. Milne ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
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