Re: [FRIAM] The History of CTRL + ALT + DELETE | Mental Floss
Tom-- Thanks Tom. That was a nostalgia trip. Could not live without it now either, the Windows version. --Dean On Monday, November 23, 2020, 02:20:36 PM MST, Tom Johnson wrote: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51674/history-ctrl-alt-delete - . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. . .-. . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ - . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. . .-. . FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/
Re: [FRIAM] "higher" education
Thanks for the link Cody. That was a fine talk. Dean Gerber On Friday, May 29, 2020, 12:44:05 PM MDT, cody dooderson wrote: Here is a nice talk to the graduates of Harvard https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1001&v=jSn_QW9FFiI&feature=emb_logo. Cody Smith On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 12:21 PM Gary Schiltz wrote: I don't know if my attitudes have an objective basis, or if I am just envious of folks whose degrees are from Ivy League schools. My father had only a sixth grade education and my mother eighth grade, and Dad never earned over two dollars an hour, so an expensive University was out of the question. So I went to Kansas State University in the 1970s and early 1980s and got what I thought was an adequate education (BS in Biology and MS in Computer Science) spread out over nearly ten years. In-state tuition, no doubt subsidized by the State of Kansas, was between $500 and $1000 per semester. Working as a software engineer, my salary was always somewhere in the mid range, and I didn't mind. I think my career was more rewarding to me than if I had incurred huge debts at a more top-tier University in order to get higher paying jobs. I guess my point is that higher education could be a whole lot more affordable without throwing out the face-to-face model entirely. On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 10:08 AM Prof David West wrote: Scott Galloway (professor at Stern School of business and supposed authority) on universities post COVID. Fifty percent of the investment in prestige university education is for 'certification' — degree that signals your lifetime earnings. The Harvard brand is strong enough that students will accept an inferior educational experience. The fifty biggest university brands, Harvard, Stanford, etc, will partner with tech giants like Apple or Facebook to create a hybrid university, most others will hollow out and die like the large department store chains. Dorm life and in-person experience will be reserved for children of the 1%. Pretty bleak and a commentary on previous FRIAM conversations about education and elite universities. davew -- --- .-. . .-.. --- -.-. -.- ... -..-. .- .-. . -..-. - . -..-. . ... ... . -. - .. .- .-.. -..-. .-- --- .-. -.- . .-. ... FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ -- --- .-. . .-.. --- -.-. -.- ... -..-. .- .-. . -..-. - . -..-. . ... ... . -. - .. .- .-.. -..-. .-- --- .-. -.- . .-. ... FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ -- --- .-. . .-.. --- -.-. -.- ... -..-. .- .-. . -..-. - . -..-. . ... ... . -. - .. .- .-.. -..-. .-- --- .-. -.- . .-. ... FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ -- --- .-. . .-.. --- -.-. -.- ... -..-. .- .-. . -..-. - . -..-. . ... ... . -. - .. .- .-.. -..-. .-- --- .-. -.- . .-. ... FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/
Re: [FRIAM] hidden
Glen-- Thank you for the link to the video. Harrowing to watch, but a greatly needed dose of unvarnished reality. Tables of numbers, then graphs of the tables, then statistical analysis of the data are poor a story. Closer to home are those poor souls in the video, recovered but damaged. Even closer to home, the Covid-19 explosion on our reservations and among our tribes. --Dean On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 02:28:05 PM MDT, uǝlƃ ☣ wrote: A Waking Nightmare for COVID-19 Patients https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_AKe07J7tE Awhile back my mom passed out and fell because of a "heart block", which is an electrical problem. During her stay in critical care, me and my sister watched her playing cards with her dreamt friends, including my dad (who'd been dead for awhile by then). Her eyes were open, hands up as if holding a dealt hand, etc. She'd pull cards out and lay them down on the "table". Her eyes would dart back and forth. She'd even complain under her breath about how long "someone" was taking to play their turn. This went on for hours ... literally I think about 2.5 hours in one stint. I interrupted her during one "game" after which she started talking about there being a man in the bathroom. She wasn't afraid. She just wanted to know who that man was in the bathroom. There was no bathroom and, obviously, no man. There was a mirror where she kept looking, though. On 5/20/20 10:47 AM, Frank Wimberly wrote: > Last night I woke up at 4:00 am and had to take a medication. I was very > much asleep but also awake enough to think, "If I remember my current dream > it will help me go back to sleep" or some similar thought without words. I > thought, "Ah, I am dreaming about X". I got up, walked into the bathroom. > By the time I raised the cup of water to my lips I had forgotten what "X" was. -- ☣ uǝlƃ -- --- .-. . .-.. --- -.-. -.- ... -..-. .- .-. . -..-. - . -..-. . ... ... . -. - .. .- .-.. -..-. .-- --- .-. -.- . .-. ... FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ -- --- .-. . .-.. --- -.-. -.- ... -..-. .- .-. . -..-. - . -..-. . ... ... . -. - .. .- .-.. -..-. .-- --- .-. -.- . .-. ... FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/
Re: [FRIAM] Coronavirus New Mexico numbers.xlsx
All-- Actual data for NM follows: covidtracking.com/data/state/new-mexico/#history Highly recommended and talented volunteer group that could use expert help. (Hint, hint). They act in place of CDC: covidtracking.com Also for the curious: http://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 http://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Best to all, Dean Gerber On Sunday, March 29, 2020, 06:20:01 PM MDT, Tom Johnson wrote: Ah yes. The ol' Behavioral Epidemiology theory. Tom Johnson - t...@jtjohnson.com Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA 505.577.6482(c) 505.473.9646(h) NM Foundation for Open Government Check out It's The People's Data On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 6:17 PM Frank Wimberly wrote: The column I added indicates that the derivative is increasing. --- Frank C. Wimberly 505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM On Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 5:56 PM wrote: Oh, just mine. The idea that 14 days after the toilet paper orgy the growth rate would peak. It was also 14 days ago that the schools closed. N Nicholas Thompson Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology Clark University thompnicks...@gmail.com https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ From: Friam On Behalf Of Tom Johnson Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 5:12 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Coronavirus New Mexico numbers.xlsx Which and whose theory is that? Tom Johnson - t...@jtjohnson.com Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA 505.577.6482(c) 505.473.9646(h) NM Foundation for Open Government Check out It's The People's Data On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 3:51 PM wrote: All, particularly the mother church: Don’t you hate it when a perfectly beautiful theory is destroyed by an ugly fact. On to Monday! Nick 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
Re: [FRIAM] Anderson Cooper & Steven Colbert
Hi Frank, This interview was was remarkable from so many different sides that I am going to have listen at least more time. Thank you so much bringing this to our attention. A real gift from the heart, Frank. Best ... Dean On Friday, August 16, 2019, 04:57:28 PM MDT, Frank Wimberly wrote: This morning at Friam I was expressing enthusiasm about this interview. I don't believe this is the entire program but I hope it includes the best parts. I am impressed with both men's intelligence and capacity to be real. Colbert is funny on his nightly show but he shows depth in this program. Cooper matches him. https://youtu.be/csb4OeTk0uw --- Frank Wimberly My memoir: https://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly My scientific publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 Phone (505) 670-9918 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
Re: [FRIAM] Thank you George, Dan, and Dean. For taking me to the hospital. My aphasia was almost gone within an hour. It was very strange to know what I wanted to say without being able to find the w
Hi Frank, So glad you are getting good and timely care, and that the early symptoms subsided relatively quickly. Here is hoping for a full and speedy recovery. Do take time to recover and to heal at the deeper level. This was very traumatic for you. DeanOn Friday, June 7, 2019, 8:18:17 PM MDT, Frank Wimberly wrote: Diagnosis TIA --- Frank Wimberly My memoir: https://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly My scientific publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 Phone (505) 670-9918 On Fri, Jun 7, 2019, 8:14 PM George Duncan wrote: Glad to hear you are getting appropriate monitoring. Certainly a scary experience. Duncan On Fri, Jun 7, 2019 at 7:21 PM Frank Wimberly wrote: They are keeping me overnight to monitor certain variables. In gratitude,. Frank --- Frank Wimberly My memoir: https://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly My scientific publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 Phone (505) 670-9918 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove -- George DuncanEmeritus Professor of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University georgeduncanart.comSee posts on Facebook, Twitter, and InstagramLand: (505) 983-6895 Mobile: (505) 469-4671 My art theme: Dynamic exposition of the tension between matrix order and luminous chaos. "Attempt what is not certain. Certainty may or may not come later. It may then be a valuable delusion." >From "Notes to myself on beginning a painting" by Richard Diebenkorn. | "It's that knife-edge of uncertainty where we come alive to our truest power." Joanna Macy. | | | 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
Re: [FRIAM] FW: Math emojis
"For every epsilon > 0, there exists a delta such that ..." On Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 12:09:18 PM MST, Nick Thompson wrote: #yiv1319290627 #yiv1319290627 -- _filtered #yiv1319290627 {panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv1319290627 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}#yiv1319290627 #yiv1319290627 p.yiv1319290627MsoNormal, #yiv1319290627 li.yiv1319290627MsoNormal, #yiv1319290627 div.yiv1319290627MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:New serif;}#yiv1319290627 a:link, #yiv1319290627 span.yiv1319290627MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv1319290627 a:visited, #yiv1319290627 span.yiv1319290627MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv1319290627 span.yiv1319290627EmailStyle17 {font-family:sans-serif;color:#1F497D;}#yiv1319290627 .yiv1319290627MsoChpDefault {font-family:sans-serif;} _filtered #yiv1319290627 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv1319290627 div.yiv1319290627WordSection1 {}#yiv1319290627 Alright. I’ll bite. Why (or how) is “Let epsilon < 0” a joke? n Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Carl Tollander Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 11:18 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: [FRIAM] Math emojis https://www.math3ma.com/blog/math-emojis 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
Re: [FRIAM] Hywel
Hi Frank, That is very sad news indeed. Sadder yet his isolation toward the end, away from people who might have cared for him and enjoyed his company, even in a facility. I enjoyed those years when we met with him, and tried to get him to understand or even sympathize a little with the mathematical point. of view. No luck there, but I found the challenge very interesting, as an applied mathematician would of a brilliant and cantankerous old experimental physicist. A Welshman to boot, he loved Dylan Thomas, and could recite him at length with the same brogue. In the end his angry and insulting out bursts became too much for what I was getting out the experience, considering what I was getting from others. I always admired you patience with him. I bet tennis helped! Thanks for letting me know. Please inform me of any memorial or some such. Regards ... Dean On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 10:49:06 AM MDT, Frank Wimberly wrote: Our dear friend and colleague Hywel White died this morning from lung cancer. Frank Frank Wimberly www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 Phone (505) 670-9918 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 FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
Re: [FRIAM] Woohoo power issues?
Gillian-- We had a very sharp "surge" or more likely a "drop" mid afternoon out here in Northwest Santa Fe- right near the La Tierra exit of 599. It was not strong enough to cause any appliances to notice, but my Windows 10 PC took almost 45 minutes to recover. I have never seen that before. Be well ... Dean Gerber On Monday, June 18, 2018, 7:15:09 PM MDT, Gillian Densmore wrote: I just got back from Zumba looks like either a power surge don't know how or I need an electronition to separate Rob and my circut breakers..kind of nit done to March around someobes garage to check a power problem typical to summer.Any ideas to how to get an estimate? Or if it's worth it? Any ideas how to check if it's just santa Fe summer or santafe electric it just a Casita that wasn't built well? Rob if you still read this list and it's typacal bad wiring on that goes on to your turf we'll need figure how to play nice to fix it If it's fixable and worth it 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 FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
Re: [FRIAM] the role of metaphor in scientific thought
Nick-- Are you OK? Many of us are concerned about each other over the effects of age, and we are concerned about you. What does "laid up" mean? Feel free to keep that private if you wish. But, we are concerned. Best wishes, Dean On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, 11:17:04 PM CDT, Nick Thompson wrote: #yiv2285053211 #yiv2285053211 -- _filtered #yiv2285053211 {panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv2285053211 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv2285053211 {panose-1:2 11 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 3;}#yiv2285053211 #yiv2285053211 p.yiv2285053211MsoNormal, #yiv2285053211 li.yiv2285053211MsoNormal, #yiv2285053211 div.yiv2285053211MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;}#yiv2285053211 a:link, #yiv2285053211 span.yiv2285053211MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv2285053211 a:visited, #yiv2285053211 span.yiv2285053211MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv2285053211 span.yiv2285053211EmailStyle17 {color:#1F497D;}#yiv2285053211 .yiv2285053211MsoChpDefault {} _filtered #yiv2285053211 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv2285053211 div.yiv2285053211WordSection1 {}#yiv2285053211 I loved it. metaphors or no. I am laid up, right now, and so won’t have much to say for a bit. Keep up the good work, you guys. Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Frank Wimberly Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 11:17 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] the role of metaphor in scientific thought Thanks, Steve. The metaphor allusion was a not very humorous way to make the pointer to my little book allegedly relevant. As Nick pointed out, the title itself is a metaphor. The dictionary definition of "legacy" mentions money or other posessions which are left in a bequest. There are some phrases in the text which are unambiguously metaphors. I would be very interested in feedback about the book. Not because I expect to improve it but just because... Nick says that his father, a publisher, always said, "You should only become a writer if you can't do anything else". I think he was talking about earning prospects. It's interesting that the Android mail editor won't let me punctuate the quote correctly. Frank Wimberly Phone (505) 670-9918 On Jul 24, 2017 8:36 PM, "Steve" wrote: I just ordered my copy yesterday. It IS conceivable that you avoided all use of literary metaphor. In this very sentence I used at least 2 conceptual metaphors. Nick might only acknowledge literary metaphors? Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 23, 2017, at 9:42 PM, "Frank Wimberly" wrote: > > There have been no entries in the competition to find a metaphor in this book: > > https://www.amazon.com/New-Mexico-Legacy-Frank-Wimberly/dp/1548003360 > > By the way, the title doesn't count. > > Frank > > > Frank C. Wimberly > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > > wimber...@gmail.com wimbe...@cal.berkeley.edu > Phone: (505) 995-8715 Cell: (505) 670-9918 > > > -Original Message- > From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Vladimyr > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 4:02 PM > To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] the role of metaphor in scientific thought > > Glen, > > I already use AutoHotKey Script to run Code in Maple Math and Dump .txt > vertex data embedded in Processing 3 code (some Java offshoot) The autoHotKey > assembles the hundreds of images and 3D objects into ordered sets and then > runs MovieMaker to produce video .wmv, which you have seen already. > > It was my intention to convert the functional routines from Maple directly > into Processing and share that code widely. > But few people other than web artists use Processing and it does not seem > able to run on a web site. I guess this is a general problem or short coming. > > Processing graphics are fast and surprisingly good, better than I am used to > elsewhere. > I will try and write the Processing version of the Maple guts and get it out > but it may take sometime and others will have to install the Processing > engine which is free but sort of clunky to set up. > > There are a number of issues that all this cross talk introduces such as > while Processing does crank out 3D object files readily accepted by 3D > printers. > But it handles colors strangely and seems unable to mix these objects with > solid primitives during object creation. A task probably better suited to CAD > packages. > > If this is done you will probably by amazed at all the useless junk that > pours out at the far end. Like my undergrads trying to build a toboggan out > of concrete. > > One issue I see is that the more removed the operator the less incentive he > will
Re: [FRIAM] More food for thought: Is There a Multidimensional Mathematical World Hidden in the Brain’s Computation?
Tom-- Fine, informative article. One cohesive view of the evolution of mathematical thought might be: 1. Geometry/ number theory. 2. Early algebra (symbolic thought) 3. Analysis (analytic geometry and calculus) 4. Topology. 5. Abstract algebra (previous century) 6. Algebraic topology( integrates concepts from many disciplines) Highly applicable to modern science, e.g. your reverenced article? Thanks for the link. Dean Gerber On Saturday, June 24, 2017 12:01 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: https://goo.gl/S5yRGF Tom Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA 505.577.6482(c) 505.473.9646(h) Society of Professional Journalists Check out It's The People's Datahttp://www.jtjohnson.com t...@jtjohnson.com 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 FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
Re: [FRIAM] Interesting take on mathematics requirements
Barry-- That sounds about right, which slowed me down a bit in that pursuit. Where does the quote come from? Also, I V. DOLGACHEV, recently wrote a book to explain classical algebraic geometry to current experts, who evidently have difficult with the old stuff. --Dean On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:15 AM, Barry MacKichan wrote: … in an ideal world, people would learn this material over many years, after having background courses in commutative algebra, algebraic topology, differential geometry, complex analysis, homological algebra, number theory, and French literature. From Foundations of Algebraic Geometry --Barry 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 FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
Re: [FRIAM] Fractals/Chaos/Manifolds
With respect to the word "manifold" somewhere around here: http://www.quantum-gravitation.de/media/3a2a81c0493b7f728061fff0.pdf --Dean Gerber On Wednesday, March 1, 2017 12:35 PM, Robert J. Cordingley wrote: OK, why are mathematical manifolds called that? It seems such a weird and out of place term. I've tried to find out without success. Robert C -- Cirrillian Web Design & Development Santa Fe, NM http://cirrillian.com 281-989-6272 (cell) Member Design Corps of Santa Fe 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 FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
Re: [FRIAM] InformedElectorate (= votethewill.com)
Nick-- It is a scam. --Dean On Wednesday, January 25, 2017 10:09 PM, Nick Thompson wrote: Hi, everybody, I have been pestered by an organization called InformedElectorate asking me if I want to join a group of a half million people who will be regularly surveyed on important questions of the day. They use a very odd system of semi-robocalls. On the first call, I said, sure why not? ON the second call they blasted me with an screed for a donation of 25 dollars to cover the “large expenses” of their effort. If I weren’t such an old Yankee skinflint, I might have gone for it. But it began to seem to me that for 12.5 million dollars forms the basis for a mighty good business plan. I am trying to confirm that it is a scam, but until that time, I thought I would alert you all. FWIW, they made scambusters. Now, you’re all going to write back telling me that OF COURSE it’s a scam; why am I so late to the party? Signed, Your Naïve Old Yankee Skinflint. Nicholas S. ThompsonEmeritus Professor of Psychology and BiologyClark Universityhttp://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ 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 FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove 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 FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
Re: [FRIAM] The virus that could cure Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and more — NOVA Next | PBS
This takes some time, but is well worth it. Try reading this first, then Toms's referenced article again. Or wait for Bruce? http://phages.org/ | | | | | | | | | | | Phages | Everything about BacteriophagePhage Therapy Leave a reply What comes to mind when you hear the word “bacteria”? | | | | View on phages.org | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | On Friday, March 25, 2016 7:46 PM, Frank Wimberly wrote: If Bruce Simon is back next week, perhaps he can comment.Frank Wimberly Phone (505) 670-9918Fascinating and well-written story. While I am dubious of the phrase "...phages such as M13 have only one purpose: to pass on their genes," I wish we had more biologists in FRIAM to explain how this would be likely/possible. Still, a good read.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/body/phage-alzheimers-cure/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=nova_nextTJ=== Tom Johnson - Inst. for Analytic Journalism Santa Fe, NM SPJ Region 9 Director t...@jtjohnson.com 505-473-9646 === 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 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 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
Re: [FRIAM] second computer issue
Hi Gillian, I have been having similar problems with all my browsers: Chrome, Opera, and possibly Fire Fox. What I see is that using multiple tabs eats up huge amounts of memory. Chrome, for example often starts two processes for each tab, each using a good sized block of memory, whether the tabs are doing anything or not. Sometimes Chrome will retain that that block, which can be quite large while it is being used, event though you close the tab. On a memory-short set up this can bring everything to a crawl. My solution with Chrome on this system is to not use tabs at all and to routinely make sure Chrome processes that should have shut down do in fact shut down. This is on an early Dell with a good enough processor but only 2 GB of memory and Win 7. Hope this helps. Dean Gerber Hope this helps On Friday, October 3, 2014 7:47 PM, Gillian Densmore wrote: Anyone have some ideas what'd cause a Del to constantly only say it's at 80% ram use with only firefox open.I ask because recently the damn thing when I run firefox slows to a crawl, ctr-shift-esc says it has 80% of the ram used, and 10% of the CPU used.When I tride googling nothing stood out. I just need the damn thing to stay together long enough to be able to backup. 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 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
Re: [FRIAM] Raspberry Pi
Owen-- There is a lot you have to get right to make things work. I have had good luck with Newark and their many certified for PI additions and information: http://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi Good luck --Dean From: Owen Densmore To: Complexity Coffee Group ; Wedtech Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 11:32 AM Subject: [FRIAM] Raspberry Pi I'm going to buy a Pi and need a little info. I've got Doug's posts: http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/07/delicious-raspberry-pi.html http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-second-helping-of-pi.html .. but wouldn't hurt to pick up on other's experiences too before building a system. - Where to buy? The two distributors on the website did not include USA. Be nice if they also had "peripherals" or kits .. see next. - What to buy? I'll get the upscale "B" model .. I think that's it for choices of the board. But other than a power adaptor, are there interesting addons, especially for more I/O .. i.e. goes-intas and goes-outtas & sensors? Doug's system added a USB hub and memory card. - What Linux Distro? Although I use the terminal more than GUIs, I'm not as Linux savvy as I'd like. I'd prefer a fairly universal distro that I might encounter elsewhere such as on hosting services and laptops/home servers. Is Ubuntu still the favorite? One requirement if its possible is Node.js. - WiFi: any success stories? I can just use ether-over-power adaptors if needed but we're pretty wireless at home. I know some WiFi dongles get poor reviews, but my TiVo uses one nicely. - Enclosure: I've seen Doug's case choice, looks great .. are there any others out there? Or is naked OK too? TIA, -- Owen 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 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
Re: [FRIAM] Handy Person
Owen-- My SFHS classmate Jim Spray does this sort of thing and does outstanding work. He is in the phone book under Jim Spray and resides on Calle Pia Tixier, and also by email at the CC location above --Dean Gerber From: Owen Densmore To: Complexity Coffee Group Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 7:13 PM Subject: [FRIAM] Handy Person We need a "handy man" to help us with very large doors which are starting to not close .. they rub on the bottom sill. I think they need to be taken off their hinges and restored. Anyone got a handy man they'd recommend? Or possibly a door person, someone specializing in doors windows etc? We gotta a fair amount of fix-up work to do that I suspect we could find plenty to occupy him/her. -- Owen 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 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
Re: [FRIAM] Spam Problems?
I received one from Dena Aquilina. Did not open it. From: Owen Densmore To: Complexity Coffee Group ; disc...@sfcomplex.org Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 10:08 PM Subject: [FRIAM] Spam Problems? I've gotten two spam emails that may have come from hacked email accounts. Anyone else get similar ones? -- Owen -- Forwarded message -- From: John Hellier Date: Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 3:45 PM Subject: FW: John Hellier To: cjungm , Dad , Owen Densmore , Eli , ewhitmore hello! http://ns2.rxmedicalweb.com/qxiswhwq/esg/wczrt/ynmu.html John Hellier -- Forwarded message -- From: Dena Aquilina Date: Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 8:55 PM Subject: [sfx: Discuss] RE: Dena Aquilina To: discuss lists , Don Begley , Dorothy Massey , Drew Trujillo , Ed Angel Hello! http://swf-siegen.de/nbsquh/gmeuo/lrahk/jdx.html?krp=zez Dena Aquilina -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Santa Fe Complex "discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to disc...@sfcomplex.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to discuss+unsubscr...@sfcomplex.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/a/sfcomplex.org/group/discuss 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 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
Re: [FRIAM] bursting the placebo bubble
Ah yes, ah yes! Better hung for a wolf than a sheep From: Victoria Hughes To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 3:06 PM Subject: Re: [FRIAM] bursting the placebo bubble Ah…. This and Steve's preceeding note are the most useful, humane comment so far in this thread. Thanks, Robert. Tory On Apr 25, 2013, at 2:44 PM, Robert Holmes wrote: Steve's post made me think of the Roger McGough poem "Let me die a youngman's death": > > > >Let me die a youngman's death >>not a clean and inbetween >>the sheets holywater death >>not a famous-last-words >>peaceful out of breath death >> >> >>When I'm 73 >>and in constant good tumour >>may I be mown down at dawn >>by a bright red sports car >>on my way home >>from an allnight party >> >> >>Or when I'm 91 >>with silver hair >>and sitting in a barber's chair >>may rival gangsters >>with hamfisted tommyguns burst in >>and give me a short back and insides >> >> >>Or when I'm 104 >>and banned from the Cavern >>may my mistress >>catching me in bed with her daughter >>and fearing for her son >>cut me up into little pieces >>and throw away every piece but one >> >> >>Let me die a youngman's death >>not a free from sin tiptoe in >>candle wax and waning death >>not a curtains drawn by angels borne >>'what a nice way to go' death >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 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 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
Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: [New post] The Loud and Clear Message that the TED Controversy is Sending
I thought woo was a FRIAM local-ism for the Santa Fe local-ism woo woo now in urban usage: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=woo+woo Dean Gerber From: Rich Murray To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Sent: Friday, April 5, 2013 11:13 PM Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: [New post] The Loud and Clear Message that the TED Controversy is Sending Urban Dictionary: woot. woot Share on twitter Share on facebook Share on more 4635 up, 1141 down Woot originated as a hacker term for root (or administrative) access to a computer. However, with the term as coincides with the gamer term, "w00t". "w00t" was originally an trunicated expression common among players of Dungeons and Dragons tabletop role-playing game for "Wow, loot!" Thus the term passed into the net-culture where it thrived in video game communities and lost its original meaning and is used simply as a term of excitement. "I defeated the dark sorcerer! Woot!" "woot! i r teh flagmastar!" (Think Tribes) "Woot, I pwnzed this dude's boxen!' and there's wood, would, woof, Wookie, wool... On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Arlo Barnes wrote: Compare Urban Dictionary: woot. >-Arlo James Barnes > >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 > 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 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
Re: [FRIAM] cloud backup recomendations wanted
We have used Dropbox somewhat successfully at SFAFS to coordinate assignments and other data in our Science Fair Judging project. It is vital to understand that shared folders can be fully edited (including deleting!) by one and all in the sharing group, so that without good discipline and understanding things can run amok. For example, if one group member deletes a file from a shared folder, that file is deleted from every folder in the group. It is gone. This works independently of OS file permissions. Dropbox is not really suitable for collaborative development because of this. --Dean From: Barry MacKichan To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [FRIAM] cloud backup recomendations wanted DropBox syncs files between as many computers as you like, using the cloud. DropBox folders can be shared with as many people as you invite. It does not provide its own editing capabilities. If you want to share an Illustrator file with someone, drag it into the shared DropBox subfolder. It will automatically appear in the corresponding subfolder on the other person's computer. She can then edit it with Illustrator. Another option is Evernote. The free version is restricted in the files it will allow as attachments to notes, but I understand that the paid version allows any file as an attachment to a note. The sharing is similar to that of DropBox; it is by invitation. --Barry On Feb 20, 2013, at 3:41 AM, Gillian Densmore wrote: > Hi all > In light of some issues I have been running into with google drive I wondered > what else is out there for cloud back ups that also permits Collaboration by > this I meen that I want to be able to send someone a URL where documents in > popular formats are where they can read them and also be able to edit them. > I have seen some chatter about this on the list recently but I don't know > what places are good vs junk. > I do have dropbox wich is awsome for somestuff I don't know if it has baked > in ways to allow editing of documents I tested it with a illustrator file- it > thought it was a picture but didn't understand the format. > What are peoples experiences in this area? what places are good? > -Gillian Densmore > > 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 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 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
Re: [FRIAM] Nines: Trivia Question?
I don't think so. The original point (2500 years ago ?) was and still is to have a compact notation for the natural numbers that avoids the problem of naming all or at a least large number of them individually. In English we name the first few numbers individually: zero, one, two, three ... ten, eleven, twelve, at which point we begin to notice that this is becoming cumbersome. We wobble on to the equivalent , three-teen, four-teen, five-teen, ... nine-teen, and then get more and more rational and closer and closer to a positional system as the numbers get ever larger. We can at least always figure the value of our names once we have mastered the art of combining a small number of basic words: one two three ...nineteen twenty thirty .. .ninety (we are getting there: twenty = two-tens, thirty = three-tens, etc) hundred, thousand, million, billion, trillion, quadrillion ... Quick now: express 75853729915229585876325067 in "words" The point of positional notation is to use a very small set of atomic symbols, the "numerals", say N of them, which form an ordered sequence that "names" the first N-1 natural numbers 0, 1, 2, ... , N-1 (N some definite natural number, "two", "ten", sixteen", "sixty" etc., the "base"). The natural numbers are then symbolized by strings of these numerals. The value assigned to any particular numeral in a particular position within a string is that numeral times the base raised to the power of that numeral's position in the string (positions in the string are indexed right to left by the natural numbers starting at 0 at the rightmost position). The value of the string as whole is the sum of the all values assigned to each particular numeral at its particular position. 1. The simplest notation: binary - base 2, numerals {0,1}. 2. Common early computer world: octal - base 8, numerals {0 ... 7}. 3. Most common modern: decimal - base 10, numerals {0 ... 9} 4. Modern computer world: hexadecimal (senidenary) - base 16, numerals {0 ... 9 a b c d e f} 5. Most incredible: sexagesimal (Babylonian): - base 60, numerals { ingenious! value of each numeral can be derived from its symbol} All Babylonian children had to memorize the multiplication and addition tables or Be Left Behind Much follows from this incredible idea. We can create rational and even real numbers out of the notation by adding to our set of numerals the point symbol ( usually ".") and assigning negative powers of the base to the positions right of the point. All of our algorithms for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers are consequences of the positional notation. Joshua Thorp is exactly correct. The formula he presents is the very elementary formula for the sum of a finite geometric series. Dean Gerber From: Robert J. Cordingley To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Sent: Monday, October 8, 2012 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Nines: Trivia Question? ...and I guess (base) n can be rational, irrational or even imaginary. Thanks Robert On 10/8/12 12:02 PM, Joshua Thorp wrote: > I think you just replace '9' with 'n-1' in Dean or Frank's answer and you > have a general proof, for n>=2. > > I suppose you may need to convince yourself that a number like n^k - 1 == > (n-1)*n^(k-1) + (n-1)*n^(k-2) + … + (n-1)*(k-k). > > --joshua > > On Oct 8, 2012, at 11:37 AM, Robert J. Cordingley wrote: > >> May be I should reframe the question. >> >> How do you prove there isn't a system of numbers to base N where it doesn't >> work? >> >> Thanks, >> Robert >> >> On 10/8/12 11:00 AM, Tom Carter wrote: >>> Robert - >>> >>> There's a reasonably good discussion of this here: >>> >>> http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/58518.html >>> >>> Thanks . . . >>> >>> tom >>> >>> On Oct 8, 2012, at 9:20 AM, Robert J. Cordingley >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I probably should know this... >>>> >>>> So when you rearrange the digits of a number (>9) and take the difference, >>>> it is divisible by nine. A result that sometimes points to accounting >>>> errors. If the numbers are not base 10 the result is divisible by >>>> (base-1). >>>> >>>> What is the associated theorem for this? >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Robert >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at ca
Re: [FRIAM] Nines: Trivia Question?
You have the theorem. Guide to the proof. For a four digit number abcd the value in positional notation is a1000 + b100 + c10 + d. If a'b'c'd' is the rearranged number, the value is a'1000 + b'100 + c'10 + d', and the difference is (a-a')1000 + (b-b')100 + (c-c')10 + (d-d') = (a-a')(999 +1) + (b - b')(99 +1) + (c-c')(9+1) + (d-d') = (a-a')(999) + (b-b')(99) + (c-c')(9) + (d-d') + (a-a') + (b- b') + (c-c') Clearly the last 4 terms sum to zero, because the primed numbers are just a rearrangement on the unprimed ones, and the first three terms are divisible by 9 Dean Gerber From: Robert J. Cordingley To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Sent: Monday, October 8, 2012 10:20 AM Subject: [FRIAM] Nines: Trivia Question? I probably should know this... So when you rearrange the digits of a number (>9) and take the difference, it is divisible by nine. A result that sometimes points to accounting errors. If the numbers are not base 10 the result is divisible by (base-1). What is the associated theorem for this? Thanks Robert 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
Re: [FRIAM] faith
We are all fortunate indeed that we have this very primitive stem brain that is extremely perceptive of and extremely knowledgeable of the mostly predictable physical world. It is not distracted by all those "higher" issues, faith, belief, Yahweh, etc., we all endlessly try to wrestle to ground. It simply does its job, which is to protest us from the consequence of our of our own actions with that physical world; and to quickly intervene when we are not paying attention and are soon to either die or be seriously harmed. I allow my razor sharp chef's knife to fall over the edge of my counter-top toward my bare feet directly below the plunging knife. Ms. Stem jerks the proper foot, the one that would have been pierced, out of the way, using the other foot, the one that would not have been pierced, to create a stable structure against which the perfect jerk can operate. All this happens before I am even aware the knife has fallen. Ms. Stem employs some might poweful computations to figure all his out, and this case can take immediate action, the proper reflex (the leg jerk) whether I liked it or not. I think in your case, Ms. Stem had it all figured out well before things turned critical, but she does not know how to steer your motorcycle. When she evolved to her current talent, there were no motorcycles, but there were plunging objects, and yes cliffs. Along the way, fortunately for us, and by "us" I mean our Cerebellae, she can send us messages, like "move left" (you idiot, you are about to go over a cliff). To your credit, your particular Cerebellum got the message an took appropriate actions. That goodness for that. And a special note of appreciation to Ms. Stem. Nothing for God, Yaweh, premonition, ESP, Guardian Angel or other figments of our Cerebellae. --Dean Gerber From: Douglas Roberts To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [FRIAM] faith I'm not prone to experiencing "premonitions". Additional factoid: I ride paranoid because they *are* out to get me. Yet, the day before yesterday as I was heading south down to Santa Fe on the GSA1200, my premonition organ wiggled, and a voice inside my head said, "I sense danger." Like somebody who rides paranoid needs to hear that, right? So I went from DEFCON 2 to DEFCON 4. Twenty seconds later at the very next traffic light in Pojoaque a northbound duelly pickup truck turned suddenly, unexpectedly left into the intersection across my path, smack ass dab right in front of me. Had the little voice in my head not spoken, I would have been grill hamburger. As it was, I had engaged that extra little bit of defense which gave the margin I needed to miss him. We won't even go into the bit about the fat guy on the Harley who was going to follow the truck through the intersection, and who nearly fell off his bike in the process of aborting. Apropo of nothing, of course, except that I retain my faith that they are out to get me when I'm on the motorcycle. --Doug On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Steve Smith wrote: Dave - > > >Not true - because I have a countervailing belief - I am smarter and more >aware than they and can thwart their evil intentions. > Inarguable reasoning Dave... I commend you. Unfortunately I slipped behind the curve on my self-image regarding smart+aware a while back. It may be early onset wisdom or late-stage cynicism... > >It *was* my youthful idealism that had me quite willing to hurtle down the highways with nothing between me and the road except a few feet (or inches) of air and maybe a 1/8 or less of leather. I was supremely confident in my own smartness and awareness as the perfect antidote to all challengers. > > For example, one evening just after dusk 30+ years ago, I was hurtling down Interstate 17 in the right lane (like a good doobie since I was roughly traveling at the speed limit and was not passing anyone) when something made me think I needed to get into the left lane... I checked mirrors, hit my turns, looked over my shoulder, and drifted left only to realize that the right lane was no longer there (well, most of it anyway). I stopped quickly and backtracked to find that in fact over half of the right lane had sloughed off into the canyon in a mudslide. I went back "upstream" a hundred yards facing traffic with headlight and flashers in the right lane and pulled over the first two cars who I left to pass the word along and went on my way (I still had 7 hours riding ahead of me that night). > >Those with "Faith" might say that "God spoke to me". I simply believe that my cultivated awareness hinted to me that something was amiss up ahead (mi
Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: America and the Middle East: Murder in Libya | The Economist
Owen and all: The best site by far for all matters on the Middle East is run Juan Cole, a well known History professor at the University of Michigan. He has many knowledgeable followers who both contribute articles and assist in maintaining accuracy. Today's (Thursday), and his links, give a very good rundown on the attack on the Ambassador and the provoking film. Here is the link: http://www.juancole.com/. I have read every one of his posts since he started his blog several months after 9/11. Always invaluable. Read! Digest! Dean Gerber From: Owen Densmore To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: America and the Middle East: Murder in Libya | The Economist Thanks .. I had heard similar ideas. Do you have a pointer .. say to an article or site? -- Owen On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Bruce Sherwood wrote: Also, as I understand it, one of the hopeful developments in recent >years is that there HAS emerged significant push-back in the Muslim >world to the fundamentalist extremists. A related development is that >there has been growing Muslim hostility to Al Queda, because they >really don't like Al Queda killing so many innocent people, who >numerically are almost exclusively Muslims. > >I'm afraid US coverage has downplayed these developments; they aren't >as dramatic. > >Bruce > > > >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
Re: [FRIAM] Celebrating the Higgs - explaning and predicting
Excellent series of explanations, Bruce. Do you by chance have a specific reference to the ten-pin structure and its relation to group theory? Thanks ... Dean Gerber From: Bruce Sherwood To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 9:38 AM Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Celebrating the Higgs - explaning and predicting Good points, Saul. If I remember correctly, before the Bohr model, people looking at the hydrogen emission spectrum had already discovered an empirical formula for the frequencies of the emission lines: f = constant*(1/n1^2 - 1/n2^2) Bohr's model yielded the same formula, with Planck's constant times f being the energy of an emitted "photon" when the atom's "quantum number" changed from n2 to n1, and the model also provided an evaluation of the constant in terms of known quantities such as the mass of the electron. I should mention that the ten-pin diagram is a graphical representation of a particular structure in group theory. Bruce On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:05 PM, Saul Caganoff wrote: > It seems that many scientific fields go through a phase of observation > (derisively called "stamp collecting") followed by a phase of > classification. If you're lucky then patterns can be picked out of the > classification scheme to "predict" where to look for new entities or new > interesting phenomena. > > The Periodic Table is one of the cited examples. Another example (though > perhaps not as good) is the Hertzprung-Russell diagram used in astronomy > where stars are plotted onto a graph with luminosity and colour as the two > axes. They form a characteristic pattern which had to be explained by any > theory of stellar evolution. > > I also recall many years ago picking up a book on atomic spectra published > in 1901 - some 12 years before the Bohr theory of the atom - which > illustrated hundreds of different emission spectra and talked about the > relationships between spectral line frequencies in terms of waves and > resonances. It reflected a very interesting point in the science where > patterns were emerging and calling out for an explanation. > > So it seems that a "classification" model can be used to make "predictions" > - to see if the pattern extends to unobserved areas - and that this can be > independent of an underlying explanatory theory. I think Gell-Mann's QCD > models probably fit this idea. The image of the "ten-pin owling skittles" > pattern and the mystery of what lies at the tip is very evocative. > > Regards, > Saul > > On 11 July 2012 06:56, Bruce Sherwood wrote: >> >> "For Engineers perhaps, predictive models are sufficient, they may not >> be (very?) interested in explaining *why* a particular material has >> the properties it does, merely *what* those properties are and how >> reliable the properties might be under a variety of conditions." >> >> I don't think this currently true. A big chunk of what used to be >> labeled "physics" is now in academic engineering departments with the >> name "material science". This consists of exploiting models that >> explain observed properties of materials, with the goal of looking for >> opportunities to change parameters to get improved behavior. In the >> early 1990s I heard a talk by an engineering professor at the science >> museum in Toronto, where he explained how such research had led to >> concrete many times stronger than it had been, and that the iconic >> tall tower in Toronto could not have been built not many years before >> it was built, as it relied on much stronger concrete. >> >> In some cases someone sees how, starting from fundamental physics >> principles, one can predict that such and such should happen or be. In >> other cases an observed phenomenon gets explained in terms of >> fundamental physics principles (post-diction), which then suggests how >> changes in the situation might yield an improved behavior. Pre-diction >> and post-diction both require a deep understanding of how to go from >> underlying fundamental principles to the behavior, but pre-diction in >> addition requires the imagination to run the argument forward, not >> already knowing the answer. That's why I claim that post-diction >> ("explanation") is more common than pre-diction. >> >> There's a fruitful interplay between pre-diction and post-diction. An >> example I've mentioned some time ago, from our intro physics textbook: >> When searching for an explanation for spark formation in air (we see >> the spark and ask how it occurs, w
Re: [FRIAM] re diagnosis
To Sarah' You have probably already done this, but if not please go to a board certified Rheumatologist at good hospital or Medical Center. There have been many advances in treatment in recent years, and a medically sound diagnosis is essential, as is the advice and treatment options offered by the practice of modern medicine. Follow this with alternative advice and approaches if you wish, but even here a modern and well trained and certified rheumatologist can offer guidance. Best wishes and good luck ... Dean Gerber From: peggy miller To: friam@redfish.com Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 1:23 PM Subject: [FRIAM] re diagnosis To Sarah -- go see a Chinese/Ayurvedic Medicinal Herbalist. There are ways to help your arthritis besides just computer aids! Seriously. Peggy -- Miss Peggy Miller, owner/OEO Highland Winds wix.com/peggymiller/highlandwinds Art Studio/HerbShop is at 1520 S. 7th St. W. (Just off Russell, four blocks from Good Food Store) 406-541-7577 (home/office/studio shop) Shop Hours: Wed: 11-6 Thurs: 3-8 pm Fri-Sat: 11 am -6pm Herbal Consults during studio shop hours and also on Tuesdays. 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
Re: [FRIAM] The disappearing virtual library
I think the following article by Lewis Lapham would be of interest to many followers of this thread: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/04/24-2 Dean Gerber From: Owen Densmore To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [FRIAM] The disappearing virtual library Another input from Harvard: http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/04/24/1816217/harvard-journals-too-expensive-switch-to-open-access "Harvard recently sent a memo to faculty saying, 'We write to communicate an untenable situation facing the Harvard Library. Many large journal publishers have made the scholarly communication environment fiscally unsustainable and academically restrictive. This situation is exacerbated by efforts of certain publishers (called "providers") to acquire, bundle, and increase the pricing on journals.' The memo goes on to describe the situation in more detail and suggests options to faculty and students for the future that includessubmitting articles to open-access journals. If Harvard paves the way with this, how long until other academic bodies follow suit and cut off companies such as Elsevier?" 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
Re: [FRIAM] VORTICAL FLOWS and LIFT
Hi Russ, It's Peter Lissamen, and there is a great deal about him on google, and numerous references. Best wishes ... Dean Gerber --- On Sat, 5/7/11, Russ Abbott wrote: From: Russ Abbott Subject: Re: [FRIAM] VORTICAL FLOWS and LIFT To: "The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group" Cc: plissa...@comcast.net Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011, 6:24 PM Right. Google doesn't know anything about it. Your search - Plessaman "The Meaning of Lift" - did not match any documents. Suggestions:Make sure all words are spelled correctly. Try different keywords.Try more general keywords.Try fewer keywords. -- Russ Abbott _ Professor, Computer Science California State University, Los Angeles Google voice: 747-999-5105 blog: http://russabbott.blogspot.com/ vita: http://sites.google.com/site/russabbott/ _ On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Grant Holland wrote: Peter - Fascinating. I too vote that you make available to the FRIAM alias your referenced paper so that we all can get the benefit of you wisdom on this. Grant On 5/7/11 1:22 PM, plissa...@comcast.net wrote: The videos are wonderful, and I thank Nick, and agree with his opinion. As for the Theory of Tornadoes, it seems that to date it's literally a case of "God only knows"! But mebbe Friam, too. I have 1/2 century background teaching grad fluid mechanics at Caltech, Stanford, and USC and have done a lot of meteorological field work, but really wouldn't try to discuss the subject. I jus' dunno. One should remember that what one sees is a LOT less than what one gets, because that's where the tracer happens to be. This I expressed vividly to my students in auto design, when we took pix of airflow near bluff vehicles on test tracks in the Mohave Desert. A'course there is a huge billowing plume that presages before, and persists long after the vehicle is over the horizon. I remind them that it was not the "dust" doing this, but the air, and an identical disturbance occurs invisibly whenever a body passes through air. To paraphrase, "its bite is just as keen, although it is not seen"! Makes one take car streamlining seriously. I actually hold patents on one of those drag shield things that goes on the cab of a tractor-trailer rig, that was developed on NSF funding at our test base near El Mirage in the Mohave. Does good things for fuel consumption. It would seem likely that the sense of the vorticity in a tornado is related to the shear and Coriolis Effect ( Gaspard-G, 1835), although which way, I know not. I was manager of a big DOE program called the Coriolis Project for three years, so dealt a little with that. Lotta spin on the ball, there, literally! For smaller scale vortical flow Coriolis does not apply. Some interesting anecdotes: In East Africa, delightful Kikuyu tricksters, stand right on the equatorial line and for a few shillings will show you the exit vortex from plastic bucket, then move it north over the line a few feet into t'other hemisphere and "prove" that it rotates in the opposite direction. We seen this! Well, it really does, but not because of Gaspard-Gustave. In the Libyan deserts Holy Men will "attack" a dust devil, with much imprecation and flailing of a broad sword - and "kill" it. It just drops to the ground! You can see this. With your own eyes. Allah is indeed great! According to Bagnold, a great Brit desertologist and fluid mechanicer, whom I have used for some of his results, the secret is to determine in advance what the sense of the vortex is, and then to enter it on the upwind side, at just the right distance from the core, and flail around . It works, too. Ralph Bagnold, soldier, explorer and scientist, whose monumental work I'm lucky to have and reference, was portrayed in The English Patient. Pity when one is better know