[FRIAM] Good, Evil and the Persistence and Treatment of Fools

are punished. Indeed, He doth move in mysterious ways!!!But, but, but, all is not hopeless, it is for inspired leaders to fool the fools into doing good things; as exemplified by Augustus, Churchill, Roosevelt (I&II) and Kennedy. Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures Expertise is not kno

[FRIAM] A Modest Query

Does anyone know why Excel SOLVER gives unrepeatable (unspeakable) results for a simple variation problem? A high order wave equation. I'll give details if you e-mail me. Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for. 1454 Miracerros

[FRIAM] Teckies and the Pols!

do think it's worth noting that, for better or worse, decisions on using WMD in 1915 (gas), 1945 and today were made by politicians, most of whom, I assume, were were neither scientists, engineers , technologists or soldiers. Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures Expertise is not kn

[FRIAM] Art, Science & Vice-versa

I reckon a rather convincing demonstration that, happily, Art is NOT like Science is that artists don't write the sort of stuff appears in Friam on the subject. Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for. 1454 Miracerros Loop

[FRIAM] Homeostasis by Peer Review

Institution, I proposed simply reversing the process: sending the paper anonymously to reviewers and then listing favorable reviewers on the published paper. It was received with deafening silence. Actually, the Royal Society does do something akin to this. Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures

[FRIAM] Accountability: a rare courage!

The idea is that a published paper should be preceded by the names of the reviewers for and agin said work. That terrifies the profs! Still throws no light on the naysayers if a paper is rejected! Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look

[FRIAM] A leetle thermodynamics!

Solar cookers can break your heart, but not the laws of thermodynamics. Consider this elementary fact, my dear Dr. Watson. The insolation on earth near the equator is about 800 W/m2, it is less at the end of the day, and much less after sunset. For an aperture of 0.1 m2, you getting about 80 W

[FRIAM] A leetle thermodynamics!

Solar cookers can break your heart, but not the laws of thermodynamics. Consider this elementary fact, my dear Dr. Watson. The insolation on earth near the equator is about 800 W/m2, it is less at the end of the day, and much less after sunset. For an aperture of 0.1 m2, you getting about 80 W

[FRIAM] The Mysterious Triangular Truss!

Wot be Cognitive Vertigo But a discussion by people don't know the topic? ANY triangle consisting of three joined members (wood or gold, and not necessarily straight, or pinned) if supported on a base will "resist" any load through any vertex. It is not particularly good at this and much less

[FRIAM] The Mysterious Triangular Truss!

Wot be Cognitive Vertigo But a discussion by people don't know the topic? ANY triangle consisting of three joined members (wood or gold, and not necessarily straight, or pinned) if supported on a base will "resist" any load through any vertex. It is not particularly good at this and much less

Re: [FRIAM] Friam Digest, Vol 43, Issue 6 Formation Flight

In connections with the comments about FORMATION FLIGHT FORMATION FLIGHT by PETER LISSAMAN The formation flight of birds has long been of interest to natural scientists. Leonardo da Vinci discussed this in 1504, as did Lord Rayleigh in 1889. The Vee formation produces significant energy

[FRIAM] Mechanics of Formation Flight

MECHANICS OF FORMATION FLIGHT -- PETER LISSAMAN Here are some actual facts, which folks may wish to use for discussion – on t’other hand maybe they just prefer their own opinions! Doesn't matter to anyone who just wants to ramble on a fascinating subject. I am designing flight syste

[FRIAM] Research in Formation Flight

Filippone's book, Flight Performance of Fixed and Rotary Winged Aircraft (Elsevier, 2006). The extract is slightly wrong, but OK in many respects. Be careful of web material - lotsa stuff I've found in Wikki on advanced mathematics is incorrect.Trubble is -- how the hell do you know

[FRIAM] Will Rogers and Animal Behavior

? When you see them rolling off perfect chandelles, as with dolphins surfing and gamboling in the bow wave, you have to admit that they're "jes' havin' fun", contrary to these gloomy animal "behavioristos" who claim animals do everything for a reason. Peter

[FRIAM] Anecdote vs Observation

ill LOVE doin' it! This really exhausts my professional knowledge, indeed goes a little beyond it, so I reckon I'll sign off and leave the subject to the innocent and the eager. Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for. 1454 M

[FRIAM] YELP, HELP!

Does anyone know a computer wizard who will come (for $) to my home in Santa Fe, and fix a recalcitrant laptop which seems to be surfing in molasses! I know it defies laws a' probability but the last four I paid knew less than I! Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures Expertise is not kn

[FRIAM] Why "true" random?

utilize any more "perfectly random" "random" sequences! 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 TEL: (505) 983-7728 FAX: (505) 983-1694===

[FRIAM] It's the Spies, Stupid!

anaged to 'sort out' the day's code by tea time". Also, being an honorable Englishman, (there were still a few left then), my tutor said very little of substance because the Official Secrets Act ran for 50 years. My remarks are really meant entertain, so thanks to all for putting

[FRIAM] Diff & Contin. to Nick!

mathematician, even by the fairly unsophisticated standards of the High Renaissance, but how he longed to express things mathematically!! Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for. 1454 Miracerros Loop South

[FRIAM] DIFFERENTIABILITY, CONTINUITY AND COMMON SENSE

iends from Los Alamos (in the competent Manhattan days) and CIT, marveled at Feynman’s math ingenuity. So, I dunno. I'm suppose your correspondent knew him and his works better. I'm sure a FRIAM member would never make an unsupported statement. Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures E

[FRIAM] Wordcrafting

If you asked me what I would call someone who claimed expertise in the manifold disciplines you list, I'd call him a faker! 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 TEL:

[FRIAM] The Apex of the Vee

taken by the oldest and strongest bird. Would he, they asked, take the easiest job? My answer was:"yes."! 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 TEL: (505) 983-7728

[FRIAM] It aint all Elitist BS!

ounty, only Bligh and Christian had the essential skill of celestial navigation so were functional leaders by superior knowledge, and in this case, clearly not character!! Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for. 1454 Miracerros Loop

[FRIAM] CALCULUS, POINTS AND OTHER MYSTERIES (TO SOME)

s concepts" of old Isaac. At least they went to the moon according to the press, our earthbased Newtonian commo systems, and to two astronaut students of mine who called me afterwards and SAID they'd been there. Mebbe they weren't thinking it through carefully enough! Peter Liss

[FRIAM] Math and my ignorant vaporings!

.But, but, but, I wanted to express my personal professional experience through the better part of the 20th century, as simply another point of view on this arcane subject. If someone will express their puzzlement in the form of an equation, or better yet , numerical results, I will be abl