<t>One of the valuable (for me) aspects of the "adapting systems" approach (which implies hierachy) or the "hieirachical systems" approach (which implies adaptation) is that with it one may connect seemingly disparate events and thus make sense of it all.<br/> <br/> I say this in the aftermath of th...

<t>I just got hold of a copy of Charles Francois' "International encyclopedia of systems and cybernetics", 1997 ed, from interlibrary loan all the way from frozen Minnesota (I live on the east coast of USA).<br/> <br/> I am so stoked. This book has about 3,600 entries. It costs about $500 on Amazon....

<t>I remember a story I heard one time:<br/> <br/> "A man's boss intimidates him at work. The man goes home and yells at his wife. The exasperated wife slaps their kid. The kid goes over and kicks the dog. The dog goes out and bites the mailman..."<br/> <br/> And so forth. It seems that sometimes we...

<t>I am interested in books on Chaos theory, Complex Systems, Cybernetics. I have been reading them for about 5 years now. I am especially interested in:<br/> <br/> 1. The history of these related ideas. How did people develop them? What kinds of conversations and research were involved?<br/> <br/> ...

<t>Clodhopper;1336150 wrote: The And - this is just my opinion - there should be circumstances whereby one country or a coalition of countries can act to remove a government which terribly abuses its own people. <br/> <br/> This is an evolving area of international relations and law. I think we shou...

<t>Scrat;1336127 wrote: <br/> <br/> The second thing I hate most is the the Great Game for central Asian resources which both our conflicts are simply a phase. America isn't going to win it, not in this century, not in this millennium yet we still don't seem to get it. The major governments of CA ar...

<t>Clodhopper;1335827 wrote: Actually, I think the invasion of Iraq was a good thing. I am in a minority of about one as far as I can tell. But dictators who torture at their whim are fair game as far as I am concerned. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Dear Clodhopper,<br/> <br/> I was no fan of Mr. Hu...

<t>1. It diverted attention, troops, and resources from the Afghanistan War. We should have gone into Afghanistan with 350,000 troops, sealed the border, put a tag and a barcode on everything bigger than a mouse, found the bad guys, strung them up, and then gotten out. Instead, we are still there, 8...

<t>Clodhopper;1328500 wrote: Sorry, can't help. But didn't want you to feel you were being ignored.<br/> <br/> <br/> Thanks Clodhopper. I am having fun writing. If anyone gets something from it, that's a bonus!<br/> <br/> You are in London, no? I am a big fan of Alan Turing.<br/> <br/> Cheers from B...

<t>Tombstone;1323601 wrote: The Holographic Universe<br/> <br/> In addition to its phantom like nature, such a universe would possess other rather startling features. If the apparent separateness of subatomic particles is illusory, it means that at a deeper level of reality all things in the univers...

<t>ZAP;1323623 wrote: That is fascinating! I'm going to read more on Bohm. Which evidence are they referring to? I especially liked the part in the video that said we're living on different planes simultaneously. Kind of rings my bells.<br/> <br/> <br/> I love what David Bohm has done. I highly reco...

<t>I like the quote: "There are no objects anymore -- there are only relationships"<br/> <br/> A couple of problems with this video: Who are all these talking heads? I don't recognize any of them except the character from "The Matrix" movie. Not a good sign, that they don't identify themselves.<br/>...

<r>I found another possible source for the character "Will Hunting" in the movie. His name is William Sidis.<br/> <br/> The information is found here: <URL url="http://www.eoht.info/page/William+Sidis">http://www.eoht.info/page/William+Sidis</URL><br/> <br/> The page does a fair job of connecting th...

<t>I am wondering if anyone has heard about a guy named Walter Pitts. He may have been the inspiration behind the movie "Good Will Hunting". He seems to have been a savant who really struggled with social skills.<br/> <br/> He was "discovered" in Chicago. He was, according to one story I read (there...