[FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Douglas Roberts
*Hi, Google Device Support Team.*
*
*
*It's  been a while since we spoke, but I recently discovered that someone
in your organization has been (I hope inadvertently) disseminating
inaccurate information about this Nexus
4https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/mobile/l4uYRMVHnHY/rHpsXdwNGPcJ
bug,
and I thought you'd want to know about it right away.  *
*
*
*Here's the deal: you see, we all know that the Nexus 4 was not designed on
purpose to prevent wifi and bluetooth from being used at the same time.  We
all know that it is a bug.  Well, all of us except for Steve, apparently.
Here, read for yourselves:  *
*
*
*http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/03/translated.html*
*
*
*Now, we all have the utmost confidence that someone in your organization
will immediately take Steve aside for a private little counselling session
about the inappropriateness of, shall we say, *bending the truth* regarding
this particular flaw in the Nexus 4 product.*
*
*
*Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter.*
*
*
*Best,*
*
*
*--Doug*

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[FRIAM] BTW, I found a picture of Steve. No, not that one...

2013-03-24 Thread Douglas Roberts
http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/03/steves-upcoming-counseling-session.html

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Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Douglas Roberts
Nick's counselling session will be scheduled shortly...

--Doug (Who can tell when his chain is being yanked.)


On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Nicholas Thompson 
nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote:

 Now you all know, that, ever since Owen first used the word “top bit” in
 my presence, nearly a decade ago, I have followed, with rapt attention, the
 use of language on this list.  So,  you guys.  I need to understand this
 better.  Can a “bug” be “on purpose”?  It sounds to me like Google has
 sabotaged its own product, right.  Therefore, if I understand the language,
 any Nexus phone thatactually  worked, would be “buggy”., by definition.  I
 am sorry to bother you about this, but these are the kinds of things that
 keep me awake at night.  N

 ** **

 *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Douglas
 Roberts
 *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:44 PM
 *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
 *Subject:* [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

 ** **

 *Hi, Google Device Support Team.*

 ** **

 *It's  been a while since we spoke, but I recently discovered that
 someone in your organization has been (I hope inadvertently) disseminating
 inaccurate information about this Nexus 
 4https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/mobile/l4uYRMVHnHY/rHpsXdwNGPcJ
  bug,
 and I thought you'd want to know about it right away.  *

 ** **

 *Here's the deal: you see, we all know that the Nexus 4 was not designed on
 purpose to prevent wifi and bluetooth from being used at the same time.
  We all know that it is a bug.  Well, all of us except for Steve,
 apparently. Here, read for yourselves:  *

 ** **

 *http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/03/translated.html*

 ** **

 *Now, we all have the utmost confidence that someone in your organization
 will immediately take Steve aside for a private little counselling session
 about the inappropriateness of, shall we say, *bending the truth* regarding
 this particular flaw in the Nexus 4 product.*

 ** **

 *Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter.*

 ** **

 *Best,*

 ** **

 *--Doug*

 ** **

 -- 

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 d...@parrot-farm.net*

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Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Gillian Densmore
Well you see it depends on the kind of bug. During summer chirpy bugs are
pleasant think the chirping bugs do so on purpose. :P

On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Nicholas Thompson 
nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote:

 Now you all know, that, ever since Owen first used the word “top bit” in
 my presence, nearly a decade ago, I have followed, with rapt attention, the
 use of language on this list.  So,  you guys.  I need to understand this
 better.  Can a “bug” be “on purpose”?  It sounds to me like Google has
 sabotaged its own product, right.  Therefore, if I understand the language,
 any Nexus phone thatactually  worked, would be “buggy”., by definition.  I
 am sorry to bother you about this, but these are the kinds of things that
 keep me awake at night.  N

 ** **

 *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Douglas
 Roberts
 *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:44 PM
 *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
 *Subject:* [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

 ** **

 *Hi, Google Device Support Team.*

 ** **

 *It's  been a while since we spoke, but I recently discovered that
 someone in your organization has been (I hope inadvertently) disseminating
 inaccurate information about this Nexus 
 4https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/mobile/l4uYRMVHnHY/rHpsXdwNGPcJ
  bug,
 and I thought you'd want to know about it right away.  *

 ** **

 *Here's the deal: you see, we all know that the Nexus 4 was not designed on
 purpose to prevent wifi and bluetooth from being used at the same time.
  We all know that it is a bug.  Well, all of us except for Steve,
 apparently. Here, read for yourselves:  *

 ** **

 *http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/03/translated.html*

 ** **

 *Now, we all have the utmost confidence that someone in your organization
 will immediately take Steve aside for a private little counselling session
 about the inappropriateness of, shall we say, *bending the truth* regarding
 this particular flaw in the Nexus 4 product.*

 ** **

 *Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter.*

 ** **

 *Best,*

 ** **

 *--Doug*

 ** **

 -- 

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 d...@parrot-farm.net*

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Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Tom Johnson
Doug:

I have a Nexus S 4G from Sprint.  FWIW, the Bluetooth audio does not work
with the audio directions for the Google Navigator nor any other audio,
e.g. listening to online radio.

-tom

On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Douglas Roberts d...@parrot-farm.netwrote:

 *Hi, Google Device Support Team.*
 *
 *
 *It's  been a while since we spoke, but I recently discovered that
 someone in your organization has been (I hope inadvertently) disseminating
 inaccurate information about this Nexus 
 4https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/mobile/l4uYRMVHnHY/rHpsXdwNGPcJ
  bug,
 and I thought you'd want to know about it right away.  *
 *
 *
 *Here's the deal: you see, we all know that the Nexus 4 was not designed on
 purpose to prevent wifi and bluetooth from being used at the same time.
  We all know that it is a bug.  Well, all of us except for Steve,
 apparently. Here, read for yourselves:  *
 *
 *
 *http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/03/translated.html*
 *
 *
 *Now, we all have the utmost confidence that someone in your organization
 will immediately take Steve aside for a private little counselling session
 about the inappropriateness of, shall we say, *bending the truth* regarding
 this particular flaw in the Nexus 4 product.*
 *
 *
 *Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter.*
 *
 *
 *Best,*
 *
 *
 *--Doug*

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 d...@parrot-farm.net*
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Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Joshua Thorp
Also I doubt Owen ever said top bit,  I imagine it was probably high-order 
bit…

I like the question though, can a bug be on purpose.  Seems like it would be in 
the eye of the beholder, one person's bug might be another's feature.

--joshua

On Mar 24, 2013, at 2:57 PM, Douglas Roberts d...@parrot-farm.net wrote:

 Nick's counselling session will be scheduled shortly...
 
 --Doug (Who can tell when his chain is being yanked.)
 
 
 On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Nicholas Thompson 
 nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote:
 Now you all know, that, ever since Owen first used the word “top bit” in my 
 presence, nearly a decade ago, I have followed, with rapt attention, the use 
 of language on this list.  So,  you guys.  I need to understand this better.  
 Can a “bug” be “on purpose”?  It sounds to me like Google has sabotaged its 
 own product, right.  Therefore, if I understand the language, any Nexus phone 
 thatactually  worked, would be “buggy”., by definition.  I am sorry to bother 
 you about this, but these are the kinds of things that keep me awake at 
 night.  N
 
  
 
 From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Roberts
 Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:44 PM
 To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
 Subject: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team
 
  
 
 Hi, Google Device Support Team.
 
  
 
 It's  been a while since we spoke, but I recently discovered that someone in 
 your organization has been (I hope inadvertently) disseminating inaccurate 
 information about this Nexus 4 bug, and I thought you'd want to know about it 
 right away.  
 
  
 
 Here's the deal: you see, we all know that the Nexus 4 was not designed on 
 purpose to prevent wifi and bluetooth from being used at the same time.  We 
 all know that it is a bug.  Well, all of us except for Steve, apparently. 
 Here, read for yourselves:  
 
  
 
 http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/03/translated.html
 
  
 
 Now, we all have the utmost confidence that someone in your organization will 
 immediately take Steve aside for a private little counselling session about 
 the inappropriateness of, shall we say, bending the truth regarding this 
 particular flaw in the Nexus 4 product.
 
  
 
 Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter.
 
  
 
 Best,
 
  
 
 --Doug
 
  
 
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 d...@parrot-farm.net
 
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Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Doug, 

 

No.  No!  Honest.  No chains jerked.  Promise.  Just want to know how the
language works.  Remember, I am the guy who thinks that language and
metaphor lie at the core of science (even tho I am also the guy who thinks
that Rorty is a schmuck).  I follow the blogs of noaa weather forecasters
with the same intense interest.  I may be nuts, but I don't think I am
devious.   

 

My favorite term of art in weather forecasting is least-regret forecast,
which explains why, if a forecaster makes a mistake early, that mistake
tends to get compounded later because the least-regret forecast is the one
that involves the fewest changes of mind.  If you don't change your original
bad forecast, at least you have only been wrong once. 

 

Nick 

 

From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Roberts
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 2:58 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

 

Nick's counselling session will be scheduled shortly...

 

--Doug (Who can tell when his chain is being yanked.)

 

On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Nicholas Thompson
nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote:

Now you all know, that, ever since Owen first used the word top bit in my
presence, nearly a decade ago, I have followed, with rapt attention, the use
of language on this list.  So,  you guys.  I need to understand this better.
Can a bug be on purpose?  It sounds to me like Google has sabotaged its
own product, right.  Therefore, if I understand the language, any Nexus
phone thatactually  worked, would be buggy., by definition.  I am sorry to
bother you about this, but these are the kinds of things that keep me awake
at night.  N

 

From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Roberts
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:44 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

 

Hi, Google Device Support Team.

 

It's  been a while since we spoke, but I recently discovered that someone in
your organization has been (I hope inadvertently) disseminating inaccurate
information about this Nexus 4
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/mobile/l4uYRMVHnHY/rHpsXdwNGPc
J  bug, and I thought you'd want to know about it right away.  

 

Here's the deal: you see, we all know that the Nexus 4 was not designed on
purpose to prevent wifi and bluetooth from being used at the same time.  We
all know that it is a bug.  Well, all of us except for Steve, apparently.
Here, read for yourselves:  

 

http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/03/translated.html

 

Now, we all have the utmost confidence that someone in your organization
will immediately take Steve aside for a private little counselling session
about the inappropriateness of, shall we say, bending the truth regarding
this particular flaw in the Nexus 4 product.

 

Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter.

 

Best,

 

--Doug

 

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Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Douglas Roberts
Well in that case, Nick, it's pretty simple.  Google fucked up either the
radio design of the Nexus 4, or LG fucked up its manufacture, because you
are supposed to be able to use wifi and bluetooth at the same time.

And you can't. On the Google Nexus 4. You can with other Android phones.
But not with the Google Nexus 4.  Google's Android.  Google's phone.
 Broken.

--Doug


On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Nicholas Thompson 
nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote:

 Doug, 

 ** **

 No.  No!  Honest.  No chains jerked.  Promise.  Just want to know how the
 language works.  Remember, I am the guy who thinks that language and
 metaphor lie at the core of science (even tho I am also the guy who thinks
 that Rorty is a schmuck).  I follow the blogs of noaa weather forecasters
 with the same intense interest.  I may be nuts, but I don’t think I am
 devious.   

 ** **

 My favorite term of art in weather forecasting is “least-regret
 forecast”,  which explains why, if a forecaster makes a mistake early, that
 mistake tends to get compounded later because the “least-regret forecast”
 is the one that involves the fewest changes of mind.  If you don’t change
 your original bad forecast, at least you have only been wrong once. 

 ** **

 Nick 

 ** **

 *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Douglas
 Roberts
 *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2013 2:58 PM

 *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
 *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team***
 *

 ** **

 Nick's counselling session will be scheduled shortly...

 ** **

 --Doug (Who can tell when his chain is being yanked.)

 ** **

 On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Nicholas Thompson 
 nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote:

 Now you all know, that, ever since Owen first used the word “top bit” in
 my presence, nearly a decade ago, I have followed, with rapt attention, the
 use of language on this list.  So,  you guys.  I need to understand this
 better.  Can a “bug” be “on purpose”?  It sounds to me like Google has
 sabotaged its own product, right.  Therefore, if I understand the language,
 any Nexus phone thatactually  worked, would be “buggy”., by definition.  I
 am sorry to bother you about this, but these are the kinds of things that
 keep me awake at night.  N

  

 *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Douglas
 Roberts
 *Sent:* Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:44 PM
 *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
 *Subject:* [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

  

 *Hi, Google Device Support Team.*

  

 *It's  been a while since we spoke, but I recently discovered that
 someone in your organization has been (I hope inadvertently) disseminating
 inaccurate information about this Nexus 
 4https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/mobile/l4uYRMVHnHY/rHpsXdwNGPcJ
  bug,
 and I thought you'd want to know about it right away.  *

  

 *Here's the deal: you see, we all know that the Nexus 4 was not designed on
 purpose to prevent wifi and bluetooth from being used at the same time.
  We all know that it is a bug.  Well, all of us except for Steve,
 apparently. Here, read for yourselves:  *

  

 *http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/03/translated.html*

  

 *Now, we all have the utmost confidence that someone in your organization
 will immediately take Steve aside for a private little counselling session
 about the inappropriateness of, shall we say, *bending the truth* regarding
 this particular flaw in the Nexus 4 product.*

  

 *Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter.*

  

 *Best,*

  

 *--Doug*

  

 -- 

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 d...@parrot-farm.net*

 *http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins*http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins
 

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Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Joshua, 

 

You are absolutely correct.  higher-order bit it is.  Even better.  Can
you imagine what a former English major's imagination did with that?  

 

n

 

From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Joshua Thorp
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 3:01 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

 

Also I doubt Owen ever said top bit,  I imagine it was probably
high-order bit.

 

I like the question though, can a bug be on purpose.  Seems like it would be
in the eye of the beholder, one person's bug might be another's feature.

 

--joshua

 

On Mar 24, 2013, at 2:57 PM, Douglas Roberts d...@parrot-farm.net wrote:





Nick's counselling session will be scheduled shortly...

 

--Doug (Who can tell when his chain is being yanked.)

 

On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Nicholas Thompson
nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote:

Now you all know, that, ever since Owen first used the word top bit in my
presence, nearly a decade ago, I have followed, with rapt attention, the use
of language on this list.  So,  you guys.  I need to understand this better.
Can a bug be on purpose?  It sounds to me like Google has sabotaged its
own product, right.  Therefore, if I understand the language, any Nexus
phone thatactually  worked, would be buggy., by definition.  I am sorry to
bother you about this, but these are the kinds of things that keep me awake
at night.  N

 

From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Roberts
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:44 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

 

Hi, Google Device Support Team.

 

It's  been a while since we spoke, but I recently discovered that someone in
your organization has been (I hope inadvertently) disseminating inaccurate
information about this Nexus 4
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/mobile/l4uYRMVHnHY/rHpsXdwNGPc
J  bug, and I thought you'd want to know about it right away.  

 

Here's the deal: you see, we all know that the Nexus 4 was not designed on
purpose to prevent wifi and bluetooth from being used at the same time.  We
all know that it is a bug.  Well, all of us except for Steve, apparently.
Here, read for yourselves:  

 

http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/03/translated.html

 

Now, we all have the utmost confidence that someone in your organization
will immediately take Steve aside for a private little counselling session
about the inappropriateness of, shall we say, bending the truth regarding
this particular flaw in the Nexus 4 product.

 

Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter.

 

Best,

 

--Doug

 

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Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Owen Densmore
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Nicholas Thompson 
nickthomp...@earthlink.net wrote:

 Joshua, 

 ** **

 You are absolutely correct.  “higher-order bit” it is.  Even better.  Can
 you imagine what a former English major’s imagination did with that?


Part of the history of this term is the big vs little endian (spelling
correct) hardware issue.  The hardware can be laid out such that the bits
of an integer are are from low-to-hi (little endian) or the reverse (big
endian)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness#Endianness_and_hardware

The reason for little endian is that concatenation of bytes is
more natural .. going from a 8 bit integer to a 16 bit integer to a ... is
simply laying the bits out in order.  It is also the most reasonable for
streaming a data array such as an image.  Most desktop browsers, for
example, are little endian.  This was a major bug for me in the AgentScript
library.

Big endian is more natural when considering the integers themselves, the
left-most bit is the MSB .. most significant bit.  IIRC, phones tend to use
this in their browsers.

JavaScript attempts to mask all this via their typed arrays .. but it still
becomes problematic for image/pixel manipulation.

Most libraries depending on pixels now simply create a small, 4-byte array,
filling the bytes with 01, 02, 03, 04 and then test for the 32bit value
having 01 or 04 at the high end.

In ether format, the high-order-bit is the bit signifying the highest order
of 2 in the bit array.

   -- Owen

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[FRIAM] Fwd: Virtual Choir 4: Bliss by Eric Whitacre — Kickstarter

2013-03-24 Thread Owen Densmore
This somehow makes it all worth while:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2085483835/virtual-choir-4-bliss

I'm starting to get hooked on social media, I came across this on my FB
account, from the brother of my sister-in-law.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs
.. shiver!

Granovetter was right about the strength of weak ties, sorta started the
whole computational social sciences gig:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Granovetter

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Re: [FRIAM] Virtual Choir 4: Bliss by Eric Whitacre — Kickstarter

2013-03-24 Thread Owen Densmore
Here's Eric discussing how its done.

On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 9:55 PM, Owen Densmore o...@backspaces.net wrote:

 This somehow makes it all worth while:
 http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2085483835/virtual-choir-4-bliss

 I'm starting to get hooked on social media, I came across this on my FB
 account, from the brother of my sister-in-law.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs
 .. shiver!

 Granovetter was right about the strength of weak ties, sorta started the
 whole computational social sciences gig:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Granovetter

-- Owen



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Re: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team

2013-03-24 Thread Russell Standish
On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 08:59:39PM -0600, Nicholas  Thompson wrote:
 Joshua, 
 
  
 
 You are absolutely correct.  higher-order bit it is.  Even better.  Can
 you imagine what a former English major's imagination did with that?  
 
  
 

Given that bit is a slang term for a (possibly young?) woman in some
dialects, the mind boggles. Mind you, according to Urban Dictionary,
it means something entirely different
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bit, but it still fits.

Cheers

-- 


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Principal, High Performance Coders
Visiting Professor of Mathematics  hpco...@hpcoders.com.au
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Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Virtual Choir 4: Bliss by Eric Whitacre - Kickstarter

2013-03-24 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Owen.  Thanks for sending this around.  It is absolutely stunning.  Talk
about a crowd in the cloud.  Nick 

 

From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Owen Densmore
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 9:56 PM
To: Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: [FRIAM] Fwd: Virtual Choir 4: Bliss by Eric Whitacre - Kickstarter

 

This somehow makes it all worth while:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2085483835/virtual-choir-4-bliss

 

I'm starting to get hooked on social media, I came across this on my FB
account, from the brother of my sister-in-law.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs

.. shiver!

 

Granovetter was right about the strength of weak ties, sorta started the
whole computational social sciences gig:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Granovetter

 

   -- Owen

 


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