February 29, 2004

GPS Art

If you walk around with a GPS tracker plotting your points, what do you get?

http://www.gpsdrawing.com/

Posted by philipd at 11:17 AM | Comments (0)

February 28, 2004

Hawking on Godel

physical theory, is self referencing, like in Goedels theorem.oNe might therefore expect it to be either inconsistent, or imcomplete. (credit)

http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/strtst/dirac/hawking/

Posted by philipd at 09:30 AM | Comments (0)

February 27, 2004

Observation Selection Bias

Both the theory that life is improbable and the theory that it is probable are supported by the existence of life on Earth. Welcome Anthropic Principle.

http://www.anthropic-principle.com/primer.html

Posted by philipd at 04:04 PM | Comments (0)

February 22, 2004

To be a Presidential Candidate

Nytimes: A creative analysis of presidential candidacy. Our observations should be as shrewd as this.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/21/opinion/21BROO.html?hp

Posted by philipd at 12:25 AM | Comments (0)

February 19, 2004

Maslow's Theory of Self-Actualization

Can one define the perfect man? Here are some general targets to strive for, psychologically.

http://psikoloji.fisek.com.tr/maslow/self.htm

Posted by philipd at 11:46 AM | Comments (0)

February 17, 2004

Networks Visualized

Network Theory is the new member of the technoscenti consciousness. Look, learn, and link up! ~.~.~

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/networks/

Posted by philipd at 08:09 AM | Comments (0)

February 16, 2004

Is the Universe Incomprehensible?

Debates about the origin of the universe often end with someone saying, "we don't have the capacity to comprehend it." Here's a short rebuttal.

http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~phoenix/vinge/antising.html

Posted by philipd at 11:35 AM | Comments (0)

February 15, 2004

The children who won't grow up

Survey of current cultural neoteny.. good words like: Peterpandemonium, kidults, adultescent, "middle youth', and middlescence. Oo.

http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/00000006DE8D.htm

Posted by philipd at 06:49 PM | Comments (0)

February 14, 2004

Methods for Changing Behavior

I finally found a list of psychological techniques to change one's behavior.

http://www.mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap11/

Posted by philipd at 06:45 PM | Comments (0)

February 13, 2004

Genomic Art

To collect work that help us understand - genomics is not something apart from ourselves but is ourselves

http://www.genomicart.org/

Posted by philipd at 11:38 AM | Comments (0)

February 12, 2004

Anarchism Pros and Cons

Overview about anarchism and criticisms from a Marxist, Social-Democrat and other perspectives. Isn't anarchism a relic of pre-Info-age? AAX

http://www.spunk.org/library/writers/meltzer/sp001500.html

Posted by philipd at 06:39 PM | Comments (0)

February 11, 2004

Direction of Evolution?

Does "progress" exist in evolution. Gould says no, this article counters. pq

http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/DIREVOL.html

Posted by philipd at 06:37 PM | Comments (0)

February 10, 2004

Wikipedia Votes for Deletion

Curious discussion over what sites don't deserve to be in an encyclopedia. XoX

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion

Posted by philipd at 06:20 PM | Comments (0)

February 09, 2004

The Chaos Hypertextbook

In math, how do we generate chaos? How can we measure it? Good questions, lucid answers. #*#*88

http://www.hypertextbook.com/chaos/

Posted by philipd at 12:25 PM | Comments (0)

February 08, 2004

Critical Mass for Enlightenment

Just like out of a million sperm, only one suceeds, what critical number of enlightened humans is necessary to produce a Jesus or Buddha? ...|.

http://deoxy.org/critmass.htm

Posted by philipd at 05:03 PM | Comments (0)

February 07, 2004

THE Generative Art Resource

200+ links of java/flash/whatever art that is generated by algorithms. 1010}{

http://www.generative.net/

Posted by philipd at 08:45 AM | Comments (0)

February 06, 2004

Royal Journal of Found Art

One of my favorites is the one that says, "YOU AND YOUR DOG ARE GOING DOWN" {}{}{

http://www.royaljournal.com/

Posted by philipd at 12:36 AM | Comments (0)

February 05, 2004

Western Blindness to non-Western Philosophies

An attempt to persuade the West to meet the East. W>>E

http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Comp/CompScha.htm

Posted by philipd at 12:28 AM | Comments (0)

February 03, 2004

A Fungal Perspective on Eschatology

A novel perspective on global warming and other damage man is doing to Earth. >>>... OX

http://deoxy.org/t_mushy.htm

Posted by philipd at 11:22 AM | Comments (0)

February 02, 2004

W.E.B. DuBois: The Souls of Black Folk

In celebration of Black History Month, here is today's reading from the "Father of Sociology" ***

http://www.bartleby.com/114/

Posted by philipd at 11:22 AM | Comments (0)

February 01, 2004

Jef's Web Files

Another "super note-taker" or "intellectual ranger" who has organized his thoughts into a pseudo-encyclopedia. [[XX}}

http://www.jefallbright.net/

Posted by philipd at 10:04 PM | Comments (0)