[FRIAM] inexplicable superconductor fractals hint at higher universal laws, Brandon Keim, Wired.com: Rich Murray 2010.10.10

2010-10-10 Thread Rich Murray
inexplicable superconductor fractals hint at higher universal laws, Brandon Keim, Wired.com: Rich Murray 2010.10.11 http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.htm Sunday, October 11, 2010 [ at the end of each long post, click on Older Posts ]

Re: [FRIAM] The Best 10 Fictional Works

2010-10-10 Thread Stephen Guerin
On Oct 9, 2010, at 5:34 PM, Leigh Fanning wrote: Likewise, I am keenly aware as well that we are largely reading only in Western European and American works. Can any folks on this list who were raised outside this tradition, weigh in? Additionally, I appreciated the sci-fi variant, and

Re: [FRIAM] The Best 10 Fictional Works

2010-10-10 Thread lrudolph
On 9 Oct 2010 at 23:17, Nicholas Thompson wrote: Steve Smith and Lee Rudolph, and everybody, Why would I want a PhD to lead a discussion on Literature? Because, even though I was a participant in the Berkeley dustup of the sixties, I still think that expertise has its place in the world.

Re: [FRIAM] The Best 10 Fictional Works

2010-10-10 Thread Victoria Hughes
Hm. Luckily such a fiction-oriented crowd may be willing to tolerate several run-on sentences. Am in the middle of a family reunion and 80th birthday party, just time enough to jot ideas down- Couldn't avoid tuning in for the latest installments though. Interesting to watch the mentioned

Re: [FRIAM] The Best 10 Fictional Works

2010-10-10 Thread Robert J. Cordingley
Thanks everyone for the tremendous response to this topic. However, we now have over 100 submissions from which to elect the 10 Best Fictional Works for a literary education! I think we should stop here because that's a lot to choose from. Shortly, I'll distribute the list for folks to

Re: [FRIAM] The Best 10 Fictional Works

2010-10-10 Thread Steve Smith
Nick - Why would I want a PhD to lead a discussion on Literature? Because, even though I was a participant in the Berkeley dustup of the sixties, I still think that expertise has its place in the world. I wasn't actually criticizing your desire for a PhD in English to lead the seminar, but

Re: [FRIAM] The Best 10 Fictional Works

2010-10-10 Thread Roger Critchlow
The Odyssey - Genji Monogatari - I liked Seidensticker's translation, though it was years before I finally finished reading it. I see there's yet another translation available now. The Journey to the West - how the dharma came to the middle kingdom, and no abbreviated description could do it

[FRIAM] Notions Of Time

2010-10-10 Thread Tyler White
On behalf of Orlando Leibovitz, We are planning an event titled Notions Of Time. A brief description is below. The proposed date(s) for the event are Friday December 3rd and Saturday December 4th, but the dates may be changed to sometime in early 2011. Part of the event involves speakers

Re: [FRIAM] The Best 10 Fictional Works

2010-10-10 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Steve, Far from PhD's in Santa Fe being a self aggrandizing lot, I have had a terrible time finding ones who will stand up and take pride in what they have done. It's like we were mafia lawyers, or something. And I agree with whoever point out to the list that english is a language, not a

[FRIAM] The Internet of Things Conference

2010-10-10 Thread Tom Johnson
FYI The Internet has impacted everything about your organisation and its operational environment. The Internet of Things is here now, and it’s going to get big and quickly, and the ramifications are just as challenging, concerning, exciting and often simply mind-blowing. Hundreds of billions of

[FRIAM] Evaluating Expressions, part 4 – Pat tern Equations

2010-10-10 Thread Dale Schumacher
Pattern equations extend the use of pattern matching to the realm of definitions. These are true equations which establish equality relationships, sometimes in a conditional context. Unlike most computer languages, these equations exhibit symmetric treatment of both sides of the equation.

[FRIAM] [NDhighlights] #4038 Friday, October 8, 2010 Editor: Jerry Katz: introductions to nonduality awareness by new teachers: Rich Murray 2010.10.10

2010-10-10 Thread Rich Murray
[NDhighlights] #4038 Friday, October 8, 2010 Editor: Jerry Katz: introductions to nonduality awareness by new teachers: Rich Murray 2010.10.10 http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.htm Sunday, October 10, 2010 [ at the end of each long post, click on Older Posts ]