[FRIAM] $100 GlowScript Dippy Bird Challenge

$100 for the first Glowscripp program (glowscript.org) that implements a Carnot Cycle and thermodynamically drives Bruce's Dippy Bird program: http://www.glowscript.org/#/user/Bruce_Sherwood/folder/Pub/program/DrinkingBird/edit As a winner, beyond the $100, you will receive a Member of the Month

Re: [FRIAM] Human Intervention As a Competitive Advantage

I can hear that! Man, how often do we miss the obvious answer! -- Owen On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 10:56 PM, Ron Newman wrote: > Human Intervention As a Competitive Advantage > > http://sivers.org/hi > > -- > Ron Newman, Founder > MyIdeatree.com > The World Happiness Me

[FRIAM] Another Saturday, another Google fib sees the light of day

Thought for the day: If you decide to start a company, it's probably not a good idea to adopt the motto "Don't be evil" if you plan on using marketing campaigns that rely on spouting humongous fibs about your product's deficiencies. http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/03/translated.html --Doug

Re: [FRIAM] Another Saturday, another Google fib sees the light of day

At the risk of thread-bending, I would like to point out that every conversation we have these days, from daylight savings to google, seems to be about the same issue. How do we tell the difference between incoherence and lying? Lying presupposes a fundamental coherence in the entity of which we

[FRIAM] Incoherence, Evil and Willful Ignorance

Nick - I suppose *willful ignorance* is a variant of "evil", but I think a *lot* of what looks like "simple" incoherence is actually willful. - Steve At the risk of thread-bending, I would like to point out that every conversation we have these days, from daylight savings to google, seems

Re: [FRIAM] [WedTech] $100 GlowScript Dippy Bird Challenge

Awesome, Stephen! Just like all the other X-prizes! And boy do you have Ruth's number. Bruce On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 8:32 AM, Stephen Guerin wrote: > $100 for the first Glowscripp program (glowscript.org) that implements a > Carnot Cycle and thermodynamically drives Bruce's Dippy Bird prog

Re: [FRIAM] Incoherence, Evil and Willful Ignorance

Perhaps harder to deal with than we think. http://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/meta-rationality/ On 3/23/13 4:47 PM, Steve Smith wrote: Nick - I suppose *willful ignorance* is a variant of "evil", but I think a *lot* of what looks like "simple" incoherence is actually willful. -

[FRIAM] The Real Meaning Behind the TED Controversy, Craig Weiler, The Weiler Psi blog: Rich Murray 2013.03.23

The Real Meaning Behind the TED Controversy, Craig Weiler, The Weiler Psi blog: Rich Murray 2013.03.23 http://rmforall.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-real-meaning-behind-ted-controversy.html https://mail.google.com/mail/ca/u/0/?shva=1#inbox/13d99b2b0e95f9fe URL: http://wp.me/ppYvF-rH New post on The