Thanks, they're stupendous! It's obviously all in their minds, though... there's just nothing else at play. I don't have any idea how to ask them what the big issue is! These are very different from the ones I was thinking of when I mentioned flocking as an extraordinarily beautiful complex system phenomenon. These seem to take on very clear fluid flow characteristics, the regular spacing between individuals and the serpentine lava lamp like gyrations of the groups. The ones I was remembering had some of the same kinds of soaring groups but not the uniform spacing and more evidence of individuals or small groups splitting off and then others pealing off to join them until some large piece had separated.
Phil Henshaw ¸¸¸¸.·´ ¯ `·.¸¸¸¸ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 680 Ft. Washington Ave NY NY 10040 tel: 212-795-4844 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] explorations: www.synapse9.com <http://www.synapse9.com/> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas Roberts Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 3:42 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: [FRIAM] Flocking I know you FRIAM'ers are fond of flocking behavior: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8761390434094738310 <http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8761390434094738310&pr=goog-sl> &pr=goog-sl -- Doug Roberts, RTI International [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell
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