Category Archives: knowledge

273. What Is Going On Here?

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Thor

Because they are mega-every­thing, states like China and the USA become test par­a­digms for what can go right and wrong in man­ag­ing humans. Con­sider these:  1) The US has the world’s largest and most sophis­ti­cated assem­bly of spy­ing orga­ni­za­tions. They col­lect … Con­tinue read­ing →

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270. King Kong and Big Data

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Thor

Big data is an enabling tech­nol­ogy. That is, it enables both risks and rewards, accord­ing the skills and judge­ments of those who engage it (http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/it-pro/business-it/how-big-data-can-result-in-bad-data-20130720-hv11k.html?rand=8744926). Human beings have never been known to turn down an enabling tech­nol­ogy, regard­less of the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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269. Almost the same, almost forever (but not quite)

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Thor

Noth­ing in nature ever repeats itself. Not quite. No two heart­beats are ever the same. No two orbits of the earth around the sun are ever the same. No two human faces are ever the same, no two trees, or … Con­tinue read­ing →

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267. All hidden truth to bring to light

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Thor

Art is not a part of things until we make it a part. An artist is some­one with the skill of help­ing oth­ers to see the extra­or­di­nary in the ordi­nary. She finds a sym­phony in nature where oth­ers have heard … Con­tinue read­ing →

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