All, My last friam issue came to me in two parts, the second containing the last four items and no header. Was that Just Me or were others so afficted.
As to computer metaphors, I believe profoundly in metaphors. In fact, for me it's metaphors all the way down. All the way up, too. And sideways, as well. But because I think metaphors are so important, I believe that one must be very careful when using them to make sure the analogues line up. Generally, when we talk about minds, we strip away all the peripherals. Minds do not, in our common talk, have arms, legs, mouths, eyes, etc., even though they are often said to "do inside" all the acts that demand these peripherals. When we talk about computers, however, we endow them with keys, printers, screens, etc. If minds are truly INSIDE, isnt the best computer metaphor for a mind a turing machine, plain and simple. (or do I misuse the term) ? Or at least an unadorned box with nothing connected to it, or nothing PARTICULAR connected to it. Nick Nicholas Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson > [Original Message] > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <friam@redfish.com> > Date: 7/19/2006 7:57:09 AM > Subject: Friam Digest, Vol 37, Issue 26 > > 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 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Friam digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Beer Ratings, brewer, brewpub, bar, beer reviews and more > (Jochen Fromm) > 2. singularity (Carlos Gershenson) > 3. Re: Intentionality is the mark of the vital (Carlos Gershenson) > 4. Re: Intentionality is the mark of the vital (Phil Henshaw) > 5. Re: Beer Ratings, brewer, brewpub, bar, beer reviews and more > (Phil Henshaw) > 6. Re: singularity (Bill Eldridge) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:37:52 +0200 > From: "Jochen Fromm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Beer Ratings, brewer, brewpub, bar, beer reviews > and more > To: "'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group'" > <friam@redfish.com> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > The rating is not correct. Although a cold > Guinness or Heineken is good as well, there > is no doubt that the best beer is made > here in Germany, most of them is not available > in the US. Germany is famous for its beer. > There are at least 1,300 breweries in Germany, > brewing over 5,000 varieties of beer. > > Some of the best brands available in > the whole country are Krombacher Pils > (excellent) and Warsteiner (refreshing). > There are also a lot of regional brands: > > In the North Flensburger Pils, Beck's and Jever > In the Middle Koenig Pilsener, Veltnis and Bitburger > In the South Erdinger Weissbier and Paulaner > > Mixed beers are popular, too, in Hamburg > "Alster" (with lemonade), in Berlin > "Berliner Weisse" (with syrup), and > many other alcopops popular especially > among young people ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
