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Hi Jones,
We are in an ever increasing state of change in the world to which a
significant factor is the computer and its manifestations like the
internet , the X Box and an increase in worldwide scientific cumulative
understanding.
I mentioned a tiny segment of change coming in mathematics wrought by such
seeming unrelated items like the XBox.
Back in 1990, Rice University embarked on a " parallel computing" project
that has since moved on. The task was almost insurmountable in 1990 yet today
XBox and Game boy has some of the software completed to handle parallel. The
task is ,of course , to connect the software of 4 computer integral to achieve "
quadratic computing' rather than parallel. Quantum computing has been mentioned
,however, this is an imaginary concept whereas quadratics are now achievable
with existing software.. albeit in bits a pieces awaiting the math minds
assmbling such into useful tools.
There are perhaps 25 or more persons in the world that are looking
at this very challenge in quadratic computing including
young wizards as young as 7 years old.
The youth of today are subliminally aware of change and participate
willingly regardless of its true worth. This bothers me because it has no base
of goodness or decency.
What is seen as a cultural gap is actually a restructuring of
"classes". The wealthy and educated are moving further apart into a "
class" that will take another generation to fully recognize.. yet it is
presently exemplified in legislative laws passed at the direction of
paid lobbyists.
Not so much wealthy individuals as wealthy organizations and the hierachy
represented by the people that control them.. This is the new " class "
emerging. I describe these people as .. ones that have unlimited wealth at their
command without actually " owning " the wealth themselves. Enron's
leaders with Enron's resources at their command.. soon became
obsessed with the notion they "owned" the place and were immune to
law.
Richard
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