Hm I thought heinlein had it figured out
human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a
hog, con a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build
a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate,
act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects."
On 30 September 2014 8:16:50 pm Heather Madrone <heat...@madrone.com> wrote:
Selection bias cuts a number of ways. While there are a lot of
thoughtful selection in the lists I skimmed, there was a notable bias
towards traditionally male skills. I saw one book on sewing and none on
spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, or felting. I saw nothing on
education, childcare, eldercare, or nursing. Food preservation and
preparation seemed underrepresented as well.
On the other hand, the books that were included seemed like a good
collection to have on the shelf right next to your Real Goods catalog.
--hmm
> Charles Haynes <mailto:charles.hay...@gmail.com>
> September 29, 2014 at 10:57 PM September 29, 2014
> I wonder how many of the books will be in Chinese. They say they aren't
> "limiting" nominations to english, but selection bias and subsequent
> voting
> bias will be huge.
>
> -- Charles
>
>
> skn <mailto:s...@skn.fastmail.fm>
> September 29, 2014 at 9:55 PM September 29, 2014
> Long Now Foundation has a very interesting project - Manual for
> Civilization Lists, roughly 3500 books most essential to sustain or
> rebuild civilization.
> http://blog.longnow.org/02014/02/06/manual-for-civilization-begins/
>
> The recent blog post on the subject has list from David Brin, Bruce
> Sterling & Daniel Suarez
>
http://blog.longnow.org/02014/09/29/science-fiction-authors-manual-for-civilization/
>
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