Re: [FRIAM] Modeling obfuscation (was - Terrorosity and it's Fruits)

2011-05-09 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
The outline Steve has provided is very helpful. Much of Eric’s ideas governing a group of agents is what I imagine happens within a single agent. The Narrative then is constructed to eliminate the memory of discord. The winning subagent ( perhaps Hussein’s Dr.Clever) rewrites the experience to m

Re: [FRIAM] Modeling obfuscation (was - Terrorosity and it's Fruits)

2011-05-08 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
our own seems so alike Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD vbur...@shaw.ca Sky Drive Site http://cid-14a5cdb09aee4237.photos.live.com/self.aspx/CSA/Braiding%20Simulat ions/ExperStruct.wmv 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg,Manitoba, R2J3R2 Canada (204) 2548321 Land (204) 8016064 Cell

Re: [FRIAM] Modeling obfuscation (was - Terrorosity and it's Fruits)

2011-05-08 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
intriguing . It is an old joke , but the more people in the room the dumber it gets. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD <mailto:vbur...@shaw.ca> vbur...@shaw.ca 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg,Manitoba, R2J3R2 Canada (204) 2548321 Land (204) 8016064

Re: [FRIAM] Modeling obfuscation (was - Terrorosity and it's Fruits)

2011-05-08 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
see a programming difficulty where the outcome of some event must iterated through each agent to get a single outcome. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD <mailto:vbur...@shaw.ca> vbur...@shaw.ca 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg,Manitoba, R2J3R2 Canada (204) 2548321 Land (2

Re: [FRIAM] Terrorosity and it's Fruits

2011-05-06 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
story, Hadji Murat, describes much of the same atmosphere. The killing was easy , the understanding is difficult. It takes no great skill to kill, any brute can do it, it is a much greater challenge to keep something alive. How do we model stupifaction of real people? Vladimyr Ivan

Re: [FRIAM] Memetic Drift in Threads, was: off topic....., but still

2011-05-04 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
ion and like chickens released from our pens , by a wind storm we are now discovering a new world beyond the knocked down fences. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD vbur...@shaw.ca 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg,Manitoba, R2J3R2 Canada (204) 2548321 Land (204) 8016064 Cell -Ori

Re: [FRIAM] Stu on NPR.org > Even Evolution Evolves: Changing Ideas On The Biosphere

2011-04-26 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
this case the biological system is almost punished or negatively rewarded . This is interesting when one considers how closely coupled the two systems become. Perhaps it is better to think in terms of a footrace of sorts. No goal other than to stay ahead of disaster like surfing. Vladimyr Ivan

Re: [FRIAM] Stu on NPR.org > Even Evolution Evolves: Changing Ideas On The Biosphere

2011-04-26 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
And every time a species goes to extinction the former new but filled niches vanish. Sounds a bit like a Steady state of musical chairs. Unfortunately the word evolution supposes purpose or direction which it seems steadfast to keep hidden. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD <mailto:v

Re: [FRIAM] vol 93, issue 22

2011-03-26 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
. A Tax on American Wind Turbines seems almost futile at this point. It would never have the intended effect. I think we need another solution and Perhaps the WE should be a ``Global WE``. Troll on duty, (when bones need cracking call a Troll) Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD

Re: [FRIAM] The Brown Underside of Green Technologies WAS: RE: vol 93, issue 22

2011-03-26 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD vbur...@shaw.ca 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg,Manitoba, R2J3R2 Canada (204) 2548321 Land (204) 8016064 Cell -Original Message- From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Eric Smith Sent: March-25-11 9:24 AM

Re: [FRIAM] vol 93, issue 22

2011-03-24 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
It appears that your conclusion was made independent of the facts. Perhaps your conclusion serves some unidentified agenda, could you explain who WE is and how the PRICE TAG is adjusted to effect a specific end? I ecall how the price of cigarettes in Canada was increased to reflect the supposed in

Re: [FRIAM] Work! Fer Gawd and Newton's sake!

2011-03-16 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
indulgence perhaps even mercy( I always ask for more than I need and settle for a little less) Thank you gentlemen and Ladies. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD vbur...@shaw.ca Sky Drive Site 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg,Manitoba, R2J3R2 Canada (204) 2548321

Re: [FRIAM] Streaming of Ed Angel's OpenGL class at Santa Fe Complex

2011-03-09 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
must be some protocol that I must observe in order to establish the link. Bit hard with all the advertising banners etc flying about. At times like this I admit I feel very old and Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD vbur...@shaw.ca My Sky Drive Site http://cid-14a5cdb09aee4237.photos.live.com

Re: [FRIAM] Graphics Class at SFX

2011-02-18 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
. It was my understanding that open GL would allow me better 3d animations. If you would allow outsiders to follow I would be pleased. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD <mailto:vbur...@shaw.ca> vbur...@shaw.ca Sky Drive Site http://cid-14a5cdb09aee4237.photos.live.com/self.as

Re: [FRIAM] A question for your Roboteers out there

2011-02-10 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
strength was to lead them through the conflicts. I think Humanity is witnessing a new history unfold before our eyes. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD vbur...@shaw.ca 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg,Manitoba, R2J3R2 Canada (204) 2548321 Land (204) 8016064 Cell -Original Message--

Re: [FRIAM] A question for your Roboteers out there

2011-02-09 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
complex narrative requires considerably more elaboration and then introduces ambiguity. Correct me where I stray off . But it seems that the Mind we wish to construct has much to do with Cinematography concepts. That implies much editing . Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD <mailto:v

Re: [FRIAM] A question for your Roboteers out there

2011-02-08 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
more common than not. Thank you all. Curiosity is still a problem even after all the investment into disabling it. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD <mailto:vbur...@shaw.ca> vbur...@shaw.ca 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg,Manitoba, R2J3R2 Canada (204) 2548321 Land

Re: [FRIAM] A question for your Roboteers out there

2011-02-08 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
t for information exchange and some socialization from childhood the entities enjoy learning or so it would appear. So why do humans resist Learning after some period of time.? Was there a failure introduced by accident? VIB Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky PhD vbur...@shaw.ca 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winn

Re: [FRIAM] Daphnia's jeans

2011-02-05 Thread Vladimyr Burachynsky
Jochen Fromm " What would be needed to reconstruct a mind?" I had to respond, I suspect a kind of Koan content to the question. Reconstruct or Construct?? Since the latter does not seem to have occurred historically I am not sure the former is possible at this time. Then I bumped into one of Hum

Re: [FRIAM] Graphics Class at the Complex

2011-01-31 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Great News, Count me in but do to the distance what possibilities could accommodate my interest and how can I support your effort? Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA R2J 3R2 (204

Re: [FRIAM] Privacy, Individual vs. Collective

2010-12-08 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
d and write. Does Flanagan have something to hide ? Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA R2J 3R2 (204) 2548321 Phone/Fax <mailto:vbur...@shaw.ca> vbur...@shaw.ca --

Re: [FRIAM] Privacy, Individual vs. Collective

2010-12-08 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
ist revolutionary political movement just requires some PR work. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with the states but the unelected rats have to controlled. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg, M

Re: [FRIAM] NASA-Funded Research Discovers Life Built With ToxicChemical

2010-12-06 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
the bodies were washed out for final refining. Or am I so damn old I recall another fairy tale? It is not alien and the work is sloppy and now it might not even be new? NASA( Never A Straight Answer). What gives? Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc

Re: [FRIAM] pond scum update

2010-12-04 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Try placing the slide on a cold plate to slow things down. We used to use that trick for insect macrophotography. Shssh don't tell anyone how we cheated all those years. Sometimes a little spray can of volatiles works to cool and slow things. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civi

Re: [FRIAM] Read, download & share more than 200 FREE SCIENTIFIC BOOKS

2010-12-04 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Thank you Mikhail, Delightful to find such a gold mine! Vladimyr Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA R2J 3R2 (204) 2548321 Phone/Fax vbur...@shaw.ca -Original Message- From: friam

Re: [FRIAM] Parsing the Bard

2010-12-03 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Azazello's table manners as he picks at his fang. Dinner at the house of Titus Andronicus with a new twist. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA R2J 3R2 (204) 2548321 Phone/Fax vbur...@sh

Re: [FRIAM] Updike Vs the Bard

2010-12-01 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
ecalled another variant, Baba Yaga the greatest of all witches with the house on chicken feet. Stalking the eastern Forests for wandering children. Years ago I had an artist in my shop who was studying Iconography. No I NEVER HAD Angels and Demons 101 as an Arts credit. Vladimyr Ivan Burachyn

Re: [FRIAM] TSA, security technology, and opting out

2010-11-23 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
enemies such as comedians and old geezers with big mouths. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA R2J 3R2 (204) 2548321 Phone/Fax vbur...@shaw.ca -Original Message- From: friam-boun

Re: [FRIAM] TSA, security technology, and opting out

2010-11-20 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
been a widely accepted form of public protest. Nothing will change until a bus load of retirees strips naked for a junket to Las Vegas. I will lead the charge of the bare-assed geezers. Is it still acceptable if I keep my cane? I'd feel naked without it. Vladimyr Ivan B

Re: [FRIAM] PoMo, the value of literary fiction, and realism

2010-11-08 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
te meaningful. In part as the world becomes more complex the populace reverts to solipsism as the only means of survival and thereby insuring their own demise. Good hunting , thanks for the link! Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-1053 Beaverhill

Re: [FRIAM] Also not complexity, but

2010-10-30 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
ck to the topic however do you have links to the string theory authors.? Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA R2J 3R2 (204) 2548321 Phone/Fax <mailto:vbur...@shaw.ca> vbur

Re: [FRIAM] Lying is an Art?

2010-10-18 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
ughter is also an artist. That still leaves me an unrepentant scoundrel with bad habits and a taste for the weird. Assemble my lies and tell me what you think I value, I'd like to know myself. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Bi

Re: [FRIAM] Lying is an Art?

2010-10-18 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
u to have a very firm picture of the truth in your mind or you may make a mistake. Writing under oppressive regimes has created marvellous fiction such as Bulgakov's Master and Margarita. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-1053 Beav

Re: [FRIAM] Economy vs. ecology

2010-10-18 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
. The good and the bad are treated equally. Idealizing nature should be confined to poetry and decorative arts and should not intrude upon human economics. We are as humans attempting to find a middle ground between opposing evils. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.E

Re: [FRIAM] The Case for a Literary Education (re 10 Best...)

2010-10-15 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
ist preachers. I have not worked out those details but will let you know what I learn. So just what does it mean to be "Credible" when it can be dismantled as easily as making a "Stinky Face" or "Saying someone's work is a piece of shit"? Credibility is very frag

Re: [FRIAM] national debt and zero-sum games

2010-09-10 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
on the lack of trust. Which is interesting since it depends on it anyway. Experts on game theory please comment, Is the Japanese board game considered a Non-Zero sum game? Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg

Re: [FRIAM] national debt and zero-sum games

2010-09-10 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
ation is just a less obvious way of devaluing currency. I doubt it is a zero sum game since there are many examples of people just walking away from the table and starting new systems, the trick is to convince everyone that it is the only game in town. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky

Re: [FRIAM] national debt and zero-sum games

2010-09-10 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
understand the economics or principles. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA R2J 3R2 (204) 2548321 Phone/Fax vbur...@shaw.ca -Original Message- From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [ma

Re: [FRIAM] Entropic force

2010-07-18 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
our brains themselves are stuck using a short cut approach. In spite of most human beings accepting a roundish earth, day to day we still assume it to be flat.! We automatically orient to a level flat plane with our bodies upright. Our plane of reference is preferred over all others.

Re: [FRIAM] entropic force (was Gravity as an emergent phenomenon)

2010-07-16 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
s. I don't like where this is leading... I have had enough trouble understanding economic theorems now this tsunami of an idea spooks me. I guess it is like Freeman Dyson's one electron universe. It can be everywhere and everywhen to satisfy infinite expectations. Vladimyr Ivan Burachyn

Re: [FRIAM] Gravity as an emergent phenomenon

2010-07-14 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
s out that there are other mechanics involved. But curious how Emergence shows up in unexpected places. I will read the mail and try and figure out a more refined response. Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg

Re: [FRIAM] WARNING: Political Argument in Progress, Beep Beep Beep

2010-05-18 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Sorry about the replies but thought this insight might be useful, If as I speculate POWER is completely or essentially illusionary then some interesting other social phenomena start making considerable sense. Most power structures are lately trapped into massive media campaigns. The amount

Re: [FRIAM] WARNING: Political Argument in Progress, Beep Beep Beep

2010-05-18 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Steve , Vicki, and Honorable Lurkers, I have tried to respond and seem to have entered an existential fog. Steve's reply is almost identical to one I was preparing but trashed. I pulled out a copy of Bertrand Russell's POWER and started poking around again. We apparently have repeated much of

Re: [FRIAM] WARNING: Political Argument in Progress

2010-05-17 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Phone/Fax vbur...@shaw.ca -Original Message- From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Steve Smith Sent: May 17, 2010 4:15 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] WARNING: Political Argument in Progress Vladimyr

Re: [FRIAM] WARNING: Political Argument in Progress

2010-05-16 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Okay, The problem I have is that I find something agreeable with each side and yet find it necessary to add my two cents Canadian ( Nearly on par) Power is not actually a corruption since it has deep coupling with basic biology, it is not a degenerate form of some other behavior but more of an ela

Re: [FRIAM] Zombies! (was vol 82, 30)

2010-04-29 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
48321 Phone/Fax vbur...@shaw.ca -Original Message- From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of glen e. p. ropella Sent: April 29, 2010 1:50 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: [FRIAM] Zombies! (was vol 82, 30) Vla

Re: [FRIAM] Offshore Wind vs Local Green

2010-04-29 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Owen, The Redfish initiatives were unknown to me and I am curious. I have been involved with Windpower issues for some 15 years now and can give some insights why Local initiatives appear easily thwarted. You cannot escape the Hierarchy that is its purpose to simply prevent anyone from escaping.

Re: [FRIAM] vol 82, 30

2010-04-29 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Your Xarium is a modern version of a flying carpet, witch's broom, or red shoes. The interesting part is how your story will reveal your belief systems. The first thing I noticed is that you set the stage for one group to be permitted to travel and another that is not permitted. Within your story t

Re: [FRIAM] Palenque, Chichen Itza and Katyn

2010-04-28 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
questionable and threatened.. -J. - Original Message - From: "Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky" To: "'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group'" Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 2:08 AM Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Palenque, Chichen Itza and Katyn > My my ho

Re: [FRIAM] Palenque, Chichen Itza and Katyn

2010-04-27 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
My my how elitist we are discussing the brutalities of vanished civilizations. Those ancient butchers were so grotesque they did each murder one at a time. Just imagine the effort involved, each methodical death blow by death blow. Such brutes, in retrospect. They must have had tag teams of executi

Re: [FRIAM] "Being Normal for Dummies"

2010-04-27 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
That seems to be at the core of this issue, the two minds. I agree Steve there are at least two different ways at looking at this silly notion ( My ex-wife would say there is only one and she seems to be the world's leading authority on Normal Behavior). The very fact that you can elucidate two pos

Re: [FRIAM] vol.82

2010-04-27 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Well we are warned , we have been labeled and next they will begin the Culling. Out of curiosity why 40% only , did the other mathematicians pay someone off or get the socially correct answers ahead of time? Your Surgeon friend enjoys discriminating against Mathematicians. Being a devotee

Re: [FRIAM] Data visualization tutorial in Processing

2010-04-13 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Thanks ever so much"The Decline of Maritime Empires " was stunning and I will get back to you after some study. Thanks ever so much, Now I just have to work out Three D. But very impressive. Dr.Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-

Re: [FRIAM] leadership in flocks

2010-04-10 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Wow, wait a second, If the object in motion has a group of followers I don't see emergence, Remoras follow sharks or any other moving object, there is no dynamic social system. My Wolfhounds follow rabbits, horses, snowmobiles, bicycles etc at very high speeds. If they were displayed on a radar s

Re: [FRIAM] leadership in flocks

2010-04-10 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
How similar to the sperm peloton and the cyclist peloton, now we have flocks with leaders and cliques?. If each model has a different organizing principle then why does my simple mind think there are similarities? I liked Hugh Trenchard's ideas the best, there was no need for more than a si

Re: [FRIAM] holism vs. reductionism, again

2010-04-01 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
ropella Sent: April 1, 2010 3:44 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] holism vs. reductionism, again Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky wrote circa 10-03-31 09:04 PM: > The notion is uncomfortable, and perhaps demonstrable with computer > simulations

Re: [FRIAM] definition of complexity

2010-04-01 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Those definitions of Complexity are relatively recent, and suitably ambiguous as they should be for now. I have a question though, the concept of a self organizing system has been around for years now, But when did a Self Organizing Principle enter the picture?. The Principle concept make

Re: [FRIAM] holism vs. reductionism, again

2010-03-31 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Hi Glen, You did an admirable job of trying to be reasonable. Sarbajit may sound edgy but in large part he is essentially pointing to something substantive. He may embellish and inflame but nevertheless your response indicates your own awareness of the same issues. What disturbs me is that both of

Re: [FRIAM] Sperm pelotons; article in Nature

2010-03-29 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
To Hugh and the peloton discussion group, I did a little riding in spandex and have a small sense of the dynamics inside a peloton. I always thought it a marvelous experience while participating. The most striking oddity for me about the discussion is the focus on the group concept. Persona

Re: [FRIAM] Narcissism Epidemic Spreads Among College Students

2010-03-23 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
This is more or less aimed at Glen Ropella, This narcissism issue intrigues me> I considered a network of agents that are inter-connected to each other with some type of two way conduits. In one type they gain and the other they must give. I imagined that each agent could corrupt the demand cond

Re: [FRIAM] (advice needed!)

2010-03-22 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
spake Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky circa 10-03-22 10:43 AM: > I opened a lid and are you the surprise in side? > Language issues are extremely complex and I am not sure which position you > take, In fact I suspect you do not subscribe to either. I'm just an Eddington style typewriter. I re

Re: [FRIAM] (advice needed!)

2010-03-22 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Phone/Fax vbur...@shaw.ca -Original Message- From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of glen e. p. ropella Sent: March 22, 2010 11:43 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] (advice needed!) Vladimyr Ivan

Re: [FRIAM] (advice needed!)

2010-03-22 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
To be given three wishes is an absolutely frightening proposition, I was raised on tales of the misfortunes given to those granted such powers! Thanks for the offer but Right now I am hiding under a chair waiting for you to forget the offer. I will work my way methodically and report my progress w

Re: [FRIAM] (advice needed!)

2010-03-22 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
Hello Siddarth, Lurking is relatively unrewarding, especially if you have a compulsion to do something. I imagine you have a difficult time, as I did, trying to engage anyone locally in a meaningful discussion. I was advised to start playing with Net Logo, no doubt it will grow from that se

Re: [FRIAM] How to Begin?

2010-03-21 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
ed Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] How to Begin? Vladimyr: I am a lurker on this site listening to interesting ideas. I recently started looking into agent-based systems. I started out with a Teaching Company lecture series entitled Understanding Complexity by Prof Scott Pa

[FRIAM] How to Begin?

2010-03-21 Thread Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky
significant contribution to the field using my few talents. I would like to travel to Santa Fe and listen in on your lecture series. Vladimyr Dr.Vladimyr Ivan Burachynsky Ph.D.(Civil Eng.), M.Sc.(Mech.Eng.), M.Sc.(Biology) 120-1053 Beaverhill Blvd. Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA R2J 3R2

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