Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

“The only solution to the problem of fake news that neither misdiagnoses the problem nor overpowers the elites is to completely rethink the fundamentals of digital capitalism. We need to make online advertising – and its destructive click-and-share drive – less central to how we live, work and

Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

Hey, Owen, When I was 32 or so, I ran for the post of Planning Board Chair for the Town of New Braintree. I was young and very idealistic about participatory democracy, and so I set as my goal to visit every house in Town to talk about the future of the Town, which was just small enough

Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

Which decisions, exactly? From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Owen Densmore Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2017 10:09 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair All those who were outside the set of

Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

All those who were outside the set of those hurt by their decisions. On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 9:50 PM, Nick Thompson wrote: > O > > > > And who, exactly, is this “elite” of whom we speak with such assurance and > contempt? > > > > N > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > >

[FRIAM] In Computer Languages, Clarity Is Key | Princeton Alumni Weekly

Brian Kernighan is set to publish a new book: ​ ​ https://paw.princeton.edu/article/computer-languages-clarity-key ​For those of us who have asked for a good explanation of all things digital, this might be it.​ ​ -- Owen​ FRIAM

Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

O And who, exactly, is this “elite” of whom we speak with such assurance and contempt? N Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University

Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 9:11 PM, Roger Critchlow wrote: > https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/08/ > blaming-fake-news-not-the-answer-democracy-crisis > > -- rec -- > ​Amen! ​Democracy may or may not be drowning in fake news, but it’s definitely drowning in elite

Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

Owen: cause another economic implosion which we survived pretty well. “We” did? Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University

Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

There's no need for a he/she, Owen. The term has no relevance when talking about the presidency. On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Owen Densmore wrote: > Clearly you need to attend to Kissinger and Bremmer. > > In terms of Russia, Kissinger's analysis of the Nation State

Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

It starts at home, Owen, but if it only stays at home it isn't enough. On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Owen Densmore wrote: > I realized too late that my reference to the number of Damns one has may > not have been clear. From an earlier post: > > BTW: I realize I've

[FRIAM] How a complex network of bills becomes a law: Introducing a new data analysis of text incorporation… – Medium

Intriguing work here. https://medium.com/@govtrack/how-a-complex-network-of-bills-becomes-a-law-9972b9624d36#.sfjbypbc3 TJ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe

Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

Yes, I am not criticizing the CEOs, I just wonder what the next four years will bring, Owen mentioned Brenners "three choices" for the US 1 - Indispensable America 2 - Moneyball America 3 - Independent America Interesting from a political perspective. From a complex systems viewpoint it is also

Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

My son who works for Google explained why the tech CEOs met with Trump. The general rule out there is that you always "take the meeting." Taking the meeting in no way obligates you to do anything as a result of the meeting, but it does give you more information about the topics discussed at the

Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

Owen writes: "Any threatened Rape and Pillage will likely just cause another economic implosion which we survived pretty well." For certain definitions of "we". In that spirit, let's return to the chemotherapy example, or consider fluctuations in deer population as a function of hunting

Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

I realized too late that my reference to the number of Damns one has may not have been clear. From an earlier post: BTW: I realize I've posted this in the past, and my version of it uses s/ fuck/damn/. But I've only got a limited number of Damn's to give, and the fewer, the stronger.

Re: [FRIAM] Hope or Despair

Clearly you need to attend to Kissinger and Bremmer. In terms of Russia, Kissinger's analysis of the Nation State suggests we have been far too shallow. There are very good reasons for the Russian people to feel exposed by the west's encroachment, and why they approve of Putin to the degree they

[FRIAM] Hope or Despair

Many scientists and journalists feel desperate now that Mr. T-Rump will rule the world, especially climate scientists like Eric Holthaushttps://twitter.com/EricHolthaus/status/817503888500633600 What are we going to do, hope or despair, resist or surrender? I'm not sure if we are heading