I heard thee speak me a speech once, but it was never acted, or if it was, not above once; for the play, I remember, pleas'd not the million, 'twas caviare to the general.
> In general, I agree. > > -R > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Douglas Roberts <d...@parrot-farm.net>wrote: > > > In the true spirit of FRIAM, I propose that we generalize what we mean by > > "generalize". > > > > And then we could perhaps steer the discussion in the direction of how to > > produce a "generalizable" ABM. > > > > Said ABM could be made aware of it's computing host, therefore further > > generalizing its computation capability, accordingly. (Depending on what > > was meant by "computation", of course). > > > > Just a thought. > > > > --Doug > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 12:23 PM, <plissa...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > >> Come on, Peoples! Work is DEFINED in Newtonian mechanics as being done > >> "when a force moves its point of application". Thass all - and plenty > >> enuff! So you lift a box up to a shelf - you doing work, as defined by > >> Isaac, the Laborers Union and most Plain Folks. You put a whiskey jigger > >> on > >> a pool table - it and the table move, a very leetle bit, and work be done > >> by > >> gravity. > >> > >> Railroad lines represent useful constraints to freight cars. Thanks to > >> them the car becomes an "object that moves in predestinate grooves"! The > >> car is subject to acceleration due to all forces acting on it, but the > >> rails > >> try to keep it from cross track motion. They does their best - to the > >> extent that they are capable. > >> > >> You may generalize the technical terms "force", "work" and "constraint" as > >> far as you like. After all, they had meaning in language long before they > >> were "defined" by Newton and La Grange for specific mechanical concepts. > >> St. Paul (2 nd Corinthians III, 14) said: "The love of Christ constraineth > >> us". I dunno what he meant, but the nice thing about the Bible is that you > >> can choose for yourself what it means! > >> > >> It seems helpful to note that the tracks constrain the response of the > >> cars to applied forces (more or less!). It's useful and human to employ > >> the > >> word in a more general sense, and it probably means roughly the same thing > >> to most people. And if not, who cares? "What's in a name?" as someone > >> said! > >> Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures > >> > >> Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for. > >> > >> 1454 Miracerros Loop South, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505,USA > >> tel:(505)983-7728 > >> > >> > > > > ============================================================ > > 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
