I've been looking at database technology that can subsume existing database material automatically (databases are often written in mutually exclusive languages that make easy data transfer impossible). Part of the idea is about flagging up stuff, say, like Jimmy Saville's sex-criminal occurrences from sources recording complaints rather than convictions. This looks like a good idea - but lurking in the background of anything like this are rights and privacy issues. Something similar is in the Allan-Gabby conversation above - the group could be more open but this also makes us open to trolls and the rest. There's a difference between, say, me posting pics of Max to share his cuteness and someone promoting a sect.
A lot of technology is developing at the moment that could change argument as we have known it. Saville would have been put away long ago if we had been able to collect the complaints against him and use evidence from different complainants in support of each other - the same is true of a number of other rapists I know about. My interests are not in the criminal sphere now. Banking has been involved in a number of areas in which its ability to isolate complainants has allowed it to mis-sell hopeless products lie ppi (insurance that would almost never pay out), interest rate swaps and so on. Many big companies have been trading and avoiding tax and so on. Technology could make a lot of this 'bullying' much more difficult to get away with, but at the same time could threaten freedoms. On Jan 24, 6:52 pm, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > well don't really mind a one time link to a blog,, it is the blog > promotion that I do not like.. and some of these videos are more like > movies any where from 20 min to well over an hour.. with several > segments.. personally I like reading words that way can easily > reread what was said.. > > I have a dislike for slick posters.. > they only have one engine and the only thing I can do is remove them > Allan > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 7:15 PM, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > I found your community. Looks like a dog-soul group at the moment, but > > nothing to be scared of really. What's wrong with links to videos and blogs? > > Do you intend to run the group via a text engine of some sort that cannot > > handle other stuff? > > > 2013/1/24 Allan H <[email protected]> > > >> No Gabby I do not ,, repeating do not understand how it works,, I > >> still do not understand it,, but a friend of mine Tim talked me into > >> doing a group.. > > >> Guess I will be finding out.. scary as hell > >> Allan > > >> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 6:26 PM, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > At least everyone saying things for money and fame mean what they say, > >> > may > >> > it be the truth, the lie, the illusion, the dream - all these sayings > >> > serve > >> > a very real purpose for the speaker, Allan. > > >> > So bad google+ is now good google+. How come? You understand how it > >> > works > >> > now? The prospect of community ownership made you have a second look? > >> > Are we > >> > ready now to reconsider an advertising channel for "Minds Eye" there? > > >> > 2013/1/24 Allan H <[email protected]> > > >> >> Actually I think Obama means what he is saying and in reality is > >> >> having to fight the republican party that is more interested the rich > >> >> than the welfare of the nations people. Bear in mind the greatest > >> >> majority of the nations debt was brought on duing republican > >> >> administrations or as a direct result of laws passed by the republican > >> >> party.. > >> >> Blame needs to be placed correctly.. > > >> >> well all things aside I created a community on google + called > >> >> "Soul" in case you are interested > >> >> Allan > > >> >> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:00 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > Back from Max's wrestle with a Boxer (lost on points) and a snowman > >> >> > (won with leaping kick), we have Cameron lying on tax evasion with no > >> >> > mention of Britain's role via offshore. He moves on to talk of > >> >> > tackling poverty through democracy, peace, rule of law and > >> >> > transparency. The worrying thing is how he manages to sound like a > >> >> > champion and must, like Obama, mean none of it. Now he's saying big > >> >> > bankers have told him to pursue the open society agenda! Arggh! > > >> >> > On Jan 24, 8:48 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> I was only thinking out loud rigs. In science we don't even know > >> >> >> what > >> >> >> mass is, but still manage to weight it accurately for most purposes. > >> >> >> Start trying to produce mass from energy (without something given in > >> >> >> nature like photosynthesis) and politics looks simple! My guess has > >> >> >> long been most of us don't want to know about politics but would > >> >> >> like > >> >> >> it done honestly - and there lies the snag, summed-up in the term > >> >> >> transparency - this looks simple but is a double-edged sword (as in > >> >> >> my > >> >> >> tax return is due and I won't be transparent! - though I am honest > >> >> >> and > >> >> >> do pay up). I hate the way the real issues are really denied debate > >> >> >> and part of that is our desires for reasonably private family life. > > >> >> >> I do fear we are at a tipping point and can't see the benefits of > >> >> >> more > >> >> >> transparency and the role of machines in this. My mate Dave runs a > >> >> >> second till in his pub and sells the odd bottle of spirits through > >> >> >> it > >> >> >> - thus cheating the brewery and tax man. Without this no pub - the > >> >> >> business model for such pubs has collapsed. I turn a blind eye and > >> >> >> hope he succeeds. I've know many business people who had to cheat, > >> >> >> lie to the bank and so on to get through hard times, often creating > >> >> >> successful businesses. I don't think big business should behave > >> >> >> this > >> >> >> way - but the business cycle does provide some justification. I > >> >> >> wonder how many 'Dave fiddles' make a Starbucks? > > >> >> >> If you look at China (allegedly communist - though some way from the > >> >> >> 16th century German Christian communist rebellions) you find > >> >> >> billions > >> >> >> being invested in US/EU property by an elite - this kind of money > >> >> >> from > >> >> >> all over should be invested in more social and scientific capital. > >> >> >> I > >> >> >> think we could get to that without revolution and are largely > >> >> >> restrained by fear. It's not that long since we couldn't talk of > >> >> >> the > >> >> >> Sun and planets orbiting same without doing auto da fe. I thus see > >> >> >> economics restrained by instruments of torture and incapable of the > >> >> >> courage once needed in science. I am pessimistic on educating a > >> >> >> critical mass of people and the nightmare is the mass of people are > >> >> >> breeding us to a precipice. I also fear technology may spread to > >> >> >> terrorists in a way we have only yet imagined through machine > >> >> >> expertise in chemical engineering. > > >> >> >> In the end we run away from the reality, much as I'm about to do > >> >> >> with > >> >> >> Max and the day job - this usually works rigs - but I suspect the > >> >> >> energy in the zeitgeist is low! He knows his walk is due and is now > >> >> >> grumping about accusing me of stealing his 'nose time' in the > >> >> >> universe > >> >> >> outside the door I don;t 'see' like him. > > >> >> >> On 23 Jan, 14:22, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> >> > there was a time when american politicians worked for the good of > >> >> >> > the > >> >> >> > people. Today that is that has all changed.. the republican party > >> >> >> > is > >> >> >> > willing to hold the nation hostage so they can support the high > >> >> >> > priest > >> >> >> > of the golden calf.. making sure the poor pay the taxes and not > >> >> >> > the > >> >> >> > extremely wealthy.. > > >> >> >> > Oh well greed has it problems usually in less than 100 year when > >> >> >> > they > >> >> >> > face their resurrection,, but the it is to late .,.,. poor > >> >> >> > souls.. > > >> >> >> > On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 2:09 PM, archytas <[email protected]> > >> >> >> > wrote: > >> >> >> > > He's also as stubborn as a mule Allan - makes him even better > >> >> >> > > really. > > >> >> >> > > Your pros and cons (plus margins) had me thinking rigs - I've > >> >> >> > > been > >> >> >> > > asked for a book chapter on 'why economics isn't a science' and > >> >> >> > > saw > >> >> >> > > a > >> >> >> > > set of scales as I read your comments. Coincidentally, Obama > >> >> >> > > was > >> >> >> > > doing his inauguration speech on tv and I remembered you don't > >> >> >> > > like > >> >> >> > > him - he changed to a lying toad in front of my eyes (literally > >> >> >> > > in > >> >> >> > > my > >> >> >> > > head - though I always know I'm seeing an illusion). It was the > >> >> >> > > 'bringing democracy to all nations of the world' bit. Stuff > >> >> >> > > lies > >> >> >> > > to > >> >> >> > > us in science - mass is the classic - we treat it as creating > >> >> >> > > gravitational force (yet gravity is an illusion in general > >> >> >> > > relativity) > >> >> >> > > and also treat it in terms of inertia - experimental results > >> >> >> > > coincidentally 'prove' both. US (and all other) imperialism > >> >> >> > > should > >> >> >> > > make a statement like Obama's impossible to perceive other than > >> >> >> > > as > >> >> >> > > a > >> >> >> > > lie (the historical evidence is that we have subverted democracy > >> >> >> > > almost everywhere). I know from my own experience as an > >> >> >> > > experimenter > >> >> >> > > that it is very difficult to set up measurement. Thinking of > >> >> >> > > this > >> >> >> > > woolly mix I went to bed and dreamed of politicians as cheating > >> >> >> > > alchemists. The dream turned sour at that point when I sensed I > >> >> >> > > was > >> >> >> > > on to something. > > >> >> >> > > I can see a machine able to flag up (say) US foreign policy > >> >> >> > > effects > >> >> >> > > as > >> >> >> > > politicians make their promises - clanking up pros and cons to > >> >> >> > > make > >> >> >> > > lying in performance management more obvious. Science is aware > >> >> >> > > that > >> >> >> > > it still gets caught up in myths (like creation and big bang - > >> >> >> > > can > >> >> >> > > we > >> >> >> > > think without origin) but essentially works hard on making > >> >> >> > > factual > >> >> >> > > databases 'anyone' can use in terms of knowing what and knowing > >> >> >> > > how. > >> >> >> > > The economic-political system generally prevents this > >> >> >> > > altogether. > >> >> >> > > Don't really know what I'm on about - but I'm not scared by the > >> >> >> > > machine possibilities and suspect somewhere in this I don;t > >> >> >> > > believe > >> >> >> > > we > >> >> >> > > are human yet - and might only become so with machine help. > > >> >> >> > > Time to unleash the hound! > >> >> >> > > On Jan 23, 6:56 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> > >> sounds like a great dog Neil > > >> >> >> > >> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 5:58 AM, archytas <[email protected]> > >> >> >> > >> wrote: > >> >> >> > >> > Maxwell is a stubby-legged Labrador and a bit of a wimp. > >> >> >> > >> > He's a > >> >> >> > >> > sweetie. > > >> >> >> > >> > On Jan 22, 1:40 pm, rigs > > ... > > read more » --
