We're all celebrating this moisture.
On Jul 2, 2011, at 6:03 PM, Steve Smith wrote: > Nick, Peter - > > It is good to see the curmudgeons with their curmudgeons out. Maybe we can > get Doug to flail (swirl?) his too! <grin> and I think we have a few others > here as well... > > Meanwhile, we are having a soiree tonight that I invite you (all) to, to > celebrate the rain falling on the fire just uphill from us... Sort of a > raindance, our native (Lakota) friend begged off cuz he's going to a sweat > tonight and Doug is out of pocket himself, oh wait... Nick is in > Massachusetts (damn you have a lot of ss's and tt's in that state name!) ! > Peter.. if you are game, you can find us via google maps at 3 Bundy Rd, > Otowi, NM... we'll be reveling for a number of hours yet! No basin-drain > experiments, however... I promise (hope?)! > > Funny thing is that the rain is falling *strictly* inside the San Ildefonso > and Santa Clara boundaries. Of course this is very good news as Santa Clara > Canyon and just north were the most threatening parts of the fire of late. > I think they might be dead out from that. No evidence of same in the south > or west... and Pacheco Canyon looks like it's getting a bit of a dousing, > but I can't see for the smoke (steam)? > > > Carry on! > - Steve >> But peter. I actually did an experiment. So, your criticism has to shift >> from calling me an air head to calling my experiment dumb … and,, >> presumably, having reasons why it’s dumb. >> >> N >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of [email protected] >> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 5:16 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [FRIAM] A Happy Thought (experiment) >> >> I was amazed to learn that gedanken experiments involve so much depth. I >> had thought thought experiments were just simple tests that it would be VERY >> nice to do, but for various reasons could not be executed. Like having all >> gedanken foolosofers leap from high buildings (under humane and controlled >> conditions) and their trajectories measured to determine whether they obey >> the laws of gravity and Newton. >> >> >> Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures >> >> Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for. >> >> 1454 Miracerros Loop South, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505,USA >> tel:(505)983-7728 >> >> >> ============================================================ >> 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 > > ============================================================ > 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 "In humans, the brain is already the hungriest part of our body: at 2 percent of our body weight, this greedy tapeworm of an organ wolfs down 20 percent of the calories that we expend at rest." Douglas Fox, Scientific American
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