There is a netiquette to observe:
- Announce the taking the conversation off-list.
- Include the addresses of those continuing on.
- .. then others can add themselves.
- Report a summary if you feel it preserves the history of the list.
I am not being any of those thing you describe below. I *am*
observing netiquette.
Lets not fret. I'll filter better in the future. But I *really* do
not want to loose our focus on applied complexity.
How about this: For every 10 philosophy posts, require 1 algorithm?!
Or 1 germane post of any sort relating concretely to applied complexity?
I note my challenge on the two VSI books (Math, Wittgenstein) was
ignored. Like the Cauchy Sequence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy_sequence
which bridges the discrete and continuous, this bridges the math/
philosophy gap by exposing one fine mathematician's use of philosophy
to lay the basis for his abstract approach.
-- Owen
On Jul 12, 2009, at 2:06 PM, Nicholas Thompson wrote:
Owen,
well, some of the discussion HAS been off list. Which demonstrates
some of
the peril of that strategy, which is that you now don't have access to
parts of the argument.
But way do you want it out of sight? What are you protecting and
from what
evil? There is something faintly ..... puritanical ... about your
position. As if a bumptious conversation about ideas was ... like
public
nakedness. . Just avert your eyes!
Finally, one last ad hominem: It seems to be that some of the
people most
frustrated by this discussion are themselves EXTREMELY thoughtful and
reflective people. the kind of people who watch ted videos and
stuff. Is
it that we are TEMPTING you to waste your time?
My reason for keep some of these conversations on this list is that
(1) I
keep hearing from new people with interesting opinions and (2) I keep
hoping that you folks who understand computers will contribute from
that
knowledge to such questions as how computers are designed to gather
and
make use of knowledge about themselves.
Nick
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