I think I'm always channeling Douglas Adams. Thanks for asking. --Doug
On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Steve Smith <sasm...@swcp.com> wrote: > Doug - > > 1. How do we define/recognize valid measures of evidence? > > In the case of the chemtrail faithful I can safely characterize their > measure (singular) of evidence as: "Look! See the chemtrails? 'They' are > trying to poison us!!!" > > No argument there.... but *why* are they trying to poison us!!! Wait... > I'm on the skeptics side... nevermind... > > >> 1. Is the current "exponential" growth in tech divergent or >> convergent? >> >> > I believe that the true source of divergence (in what? you might ask, in > everything, I might answer: politics, technology, religion, ...) is that > too many people are complete, embarrassingly ignorant assholes. > > And just what is your measure of evidence about what the multi-objective > function of *complete, embarassing, ignorant, *and* asshole*? And what > *does* the pareto frontier of that look like in these 4 dimensions? > Anyone who doesn't understand the question or it's import are *complete, > embarassingly ignorant assholes* (by one measure)! > > And thanks for asking. > > You are most welcome (as always)... anything else you would like me to ask > <grin>? > > For some reason this last line of yours makes me imagine that you are > channelling Doug(las) Adams (aka Roberts?): > > "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" > by > Douglas Adams (RIP) > > > So long and thanks for all the fish > So sad that it should come to this > We tried to warn you all but oh dear? > > You may not share our intellect > Which might explain your disrespect > For all the natural wonders that > grow around you > > So long, so long and thanks > for all the fish > > The world's about to be destroyed > There's no point getting all annoyed > Lie back and let the planet dissolve(around you) > > Despite those nets of tuna fleets > We thought that most of you were sweet > Especially tiny tots and your > pregnant women > > So long, so long, so long, so long, so long > So long, so long, so long, so long, so long > > So long, so long and thanks > for all the fish > > If I had just one last wish > I would like a tasty fish > If we could just change one thing > We would all learn how to sing > > Come one and all > Man and Mammal > Side by Side in life's great gene pool > > (oooohhh oooohhh oooaahhhhh- ah ahh) > > So long, so long, so long, so long, so long > So long, so long, so long, so long, so long > > So long, so long and, !Thanks! > for all the fish! > > > - Steve > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > -- *Doug Roberts d...@parrot-farm.net* *http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins*<http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> * <http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> 505-455-7333 - Office 505-672-8213 - Mobile*
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