On 26 Dec 2014, at 03:43, meekerdb wrote:
On 12/25/2014 1:17 AM, Evgenii Rudnyi wrote:
In paper
Forsdyke, D.R. (2009). Samuel Butler and human long term memory: is
the cupboard bare? Journal of Theoretical Biology 258(1), 156-164.
(see http://post.queensu.ca/~forsdyke/mind01.htm)
the
If the memories aren't in the brain, then what physical causes enable a
positive or negative recognition of the photo of a person's face? It seems
to me that this would require some extra-physical interaction beyond all
known physical laws. If this excess storage area could be tapped, could we
On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
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DO you even know what the term “tight oil” means technically?
Yes. Tight oil is just another name for shale oil, it's light oil in
kerogen rich shale deposits that needs hydraulic fracking
On 12/25/2014 11:45 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List wrote:
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Behalf Of *Kim Jones
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*Subject:* Re: Long term memory
On Tuesday, December 23, 2014 9:49:12 PM UTC, Bruce wrote:
zibble...@gmail.com javascript: wrote:
On Monday, December 22, 2014 10:18:55 PM UTC, Bruce wrote:
Have you never heard of, or seen, courage in the face of death?
Often
taken as the true test of manhood!
On Wednesday, December 24, 2014 3:23:56 AM UTC, Bruce wrote:
John Clark wrote:
On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 4:43 PM, Bruce Kellett
bhke...@optusnet.com.au javascript: mailto:bhke...@optusnet.com.au
javascript: wrote:
I wouldn't fear death even then.
On Wednesday, December 24, 2014 12:15:16 PM UTC, ronaldheld wrote:
*arXiv:1412.7352* http://arxiv.org/abs/1412.7352 (cross-list from
gr-qc) [*pdf* http://arxiv.org/pdf/1412.7352, *ps*
http://arxiv.org/ps/1412.7352, *other*
http://arxiv.org/format/1412.7352]
Title: Testing the Everett
Am 26.12.2014 um 19:55 schrieb meekerdb:
But to say that DNA provides long term memory seems like an abuse
of terminology, making a metaphor into a factual description. DNA
provides memory only in that sometimes parts of it get to
reproduce. Genes are more persistent units, but their memory
On Tuesday, December 23, 2014 9:12:09 PM UTC, John Clark wrote:
On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
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In the USA oil production rose by more than half a million barrels per
day between 2007 and 2011 to the highest
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On Thu, Dec 25, 2014 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
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DO you even know what the term “tight oil” means technically?
Yes.
On 12/26/2014 11:56 AM, Evgenii Rudnyi wrote:
Am 26.12.2014 um 19:55 schrieb meekerdb:
But to say that DNA provides long term memory seems like an abuse
of terminology, making a metaphor into a factual description. DNA
provides memory only in that sometimes parts of it get to
reproduce.
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Subject: Re: Long term memory is extra-corporeal
On 12/25/2014 11:45 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via
On 23 Dec 2014, at 5:46 pm, Bruce Kellett bhkell...@optusnet.com.au wrote:
Stathis:
Perhaps, but some may prefer Hell to oblivion, while others try to
kill themselves after a minor setback. It depends on the person.
Bruce: An odd notion, that: some people might prefer Hell to Oblivion.
I recently became aware of a book written by William Stanley Jevons that
may strike a responsive cord with some members of this list, here are some
quotes:
Are we wise in allowing the commerce of this country to rise beyond the
point at which we can long maintain it?” We are growing rich and
On 27 Dec 2014, at 12:05 pm, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote:
I recently became aware of a book written by William Stanley Jevons that may
strike a responsive cord with some members of this list, here are some quotes:
Are we wise in allowing the commerce of this country to rise
Democracy is a concept. It can be implemented in various ways. I like Liz's
conceptualisation of it as communist-style sharing of astcronomical wealth and
resources among the elites with cockroaches and urine for breakfast for the
rest of us (that's what prisoners in North Korea get given for
On Fri, Dec 26, 2014, Kim Jones kimjo...@ozemail.com.au wrote:
Clearly the guy was right.
Yes long-continued progress in such a manner is altogether impossible,
and that is why the standard of living and total global global economy of
the human race reached its peak 50 years after Jevons time
On 27 Dec 2014, at 1:34 pm, John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Dec 26, 2014, Kim Jones kimjo...@ozemail.com.au wrote:
Clearly the guy was right.
Yes long-continued progress in such a manner is altogether impossible, and
that is why the standard of living and total
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