To Nick Thompson,
Perhaps the attraction is the nature of complex systems, they move a lot of resources from one form to another. The entire ecology of diseases and parasitism is based on leveraging resources out of complex systems. Human beings seem to behave as if a civilization is a complex system which is there solely for their own personal exploitation. That subjective distance from their own societies explains many senseless acts. Evolution is clearly present among the computer scammers, but it is not the idealistic form we expected from Darwin or Dawkins. In fact as Sarbajit points out the corruption is almost mindless. Amoral and very unromantic, You are not alone, Foolishness has been my problem since stepping into science. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD <mailto:vbur...@shaw.ca> vbur...@shaw.ca 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg,Manitoba, R2J3R2 Canada (204) 2548321 Land (204) 8016064 Cell From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Nicholas Thompson Sent: May-23-11 12:24 PM To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Why Evolve , when you Thriving! Peter, I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am reborn a fool every day. What particularly alarmed me about sabarjit’s post was the idea that the mafia has a cut and paste response designed especially for smartasses who think they can turn the tide on the scammer. I have never tried to be one of those s.a.’s, mostly because I have not had time, but I am the sort of person who might. I have been warned. Nick From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of plissa...@comcast.net Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 11:14 AM To: friam@redfish.com Subject: [FRIAM] Why Evolve , when you Thriving! No reason for the $ scam types to evolve. They seem to have lotsa suckers in Friam readership. I was amazed that correspondents even responded seriously. "Now, about that bridge..." Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for. 1454 Miracerros Loop South, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505,USA tel:(505)983-7728 ----- Original Message ----- From: friam-requ...@redfish.com To: friam@redfish.com Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 10:00:08 AM Subject: Friam Digest, Vol 95, Issue 36 Send Friam mailing list submissions to friam@redfish.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to friam-requ...@redfish.com You can reach the person managing the list at friam-ow...@redfish.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Friam digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Financial Scam (Nicholas Thompson) 2. Re: PC emulator written in JavaScript (Owen Densmore) 3. Re: PC emulator written in JavaScript (Alfredo Covaleda) 4. Re: PC emulator written in JavaScript (Jon Bringhurst) _______________________________________________ Friam mailing list Friam@redfish.com http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
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