Sure... Well actually only if you put it in context. It's a hidden in sight thing, that it's not the power but the control that makes technologies useful. The economic system is a fabulously powerful way to transform things, but has the problem that it's entropy pumps can't be turned off, have to multiply forever to remain stable, for example. That makes the whole thing kind of useless from a long term habitation perspective...
Phil > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Lloyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 10:36 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee > Group' > Subject: RE: [FRIAM] Innovation | Home invention | Economist.com > > Phil, > > Can I quote you? > > Ken > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Henshaw > > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:00 AM > > To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' > > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Innovation | Home invention | Economist.com > > > > ...yea, but the best and most useful part of the invention of > > electricity, ... was the switch! > > > > Phil > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of Owen Densmore > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:09 PM > > > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > > > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Innovation | Home invention | Economist.com > > > > > > Here's the NYT URL: > > > http://tinyurl.com/4nn5xh > > > > > > On May 14, 2008, at 6:59 PM, Carl Tollander wrote: > > > > > > > More on this on the Tuesday Science section of the NYT. > > > > > > > > Owen Densmore wrote: > > > >> Here's the economist article Robert referred to: > > > >> > > http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11288385 > > > >> > > > >> This is one class magazine, IMHO > > > >> > > > >> -- Owen > > > > > > ============================================================ > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================ > > 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 ============================================================ 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
