On 12 Apr 2005, Nick Arnett wrote
... I hadn't read this before writing the words above, but it
seems to fit quite well. Protecting, preserving, preparing and
providing are collaborative efforts. In a network, this is the
storage and retrieval of information that may be needed later.
... along with the more detailed `Rs', reason, rigor, reality,
and responsibility; and the honesty of reports.
And these are largely individual tasks, even though they may be
shared. In a network, these are the creation and processing of
information.
This is a very interesting comment. I dreamed about it last night.
When I wrote the words, I thought of `protecting, preserving,
preparing, and providing' as general ways of evaluating policies:
as in, does this policy _preserve_ the natural environment enough
for us humans to continue? Does this policy _prepare_ millions of
Chinese for the requisits kind of transport for whose will live in
cities and hope to be richer a generation from now?
But they also mean the kind of information you can store and retrieve.
At the same time, I had thought of `reason, rigor, reality, and
responsibility, the honesty of reports' as ways of evaluating
political parties:
as in, is the Republican party being _responsible_ in selling so
many IOUs to foreigners, rather than running a more frugal
government and raising taxes? Is the Democratic party being
_realistic_ in its opposition to all things military, rather than
just some?
For example the `honesty of reports' notion led to uncertainty
factors, establishing trust, and transcultural communications.
But they also mean the creation and processing of proposals.
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