Re: Timing Paranoia

2004-12-10 Thread Steve Thompson
--- "Roy M. Silvernail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve Thompson wrote: > > [imagine] > > Imagine using observed timing to conclude that your agent provocateur > operates from geostationary orbit. That would be a neat trick considering the variety of likely signal path lengths to be found in

Re: Timing Paranoia

2004-12-09 Thread R.W. (Bob) Erickson
Roy M. Silvernail wrote: R.A. Hettinga wrote: At 10:16 PM -0500 12/9/04, Roy M. Silvernail wrote: Imagine using observed timing to conclude that your agent provocateur operates from geostationary orbit. ...And here I thought VALIS was all in his head... Right idea, wrong book. R. W. "Bob"

Re: Timing Paranoia

2004-12-09 Thread Roy M. Silvernail
R.A. Hettinga wrote: At 10:16 PM -0500 12/9/04, Roy M. Silvernail wrote: Imagine using observed timing to conclude that your agent provocateur operates from geostationary orbit. ...And here I thought VALIS was all in his head... Right idea, wrong book. R. W. "Bob" is the frog on Detweill

Re: Timing Paranoia

2004-12-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 10:16 PM -0500 12/9/04, Roy M. Silvernail wrote: >Imagine using observed timing to conclude that your agent provocateur >operates from geostationary orbit. ...And here I thought VALIS was all in his head... Cheers, RAH -- - R. A. Hettinga The Internet Bearer Underwriting Cor

Re: Timing Paranoia

2004-12-09 Thread R.W. (Bob) Erickson
Roy M. Silvernail wrote: Steve Thompson wrote: --- "R.W. (Bob) Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Imagine a paranoia involving mysterious e-mail delays and the length of time it takes to catagorize Imagine hordes of otherwise unemployable psychologists and cognitive psychologists deploy

Re: Timing Paranoia

2004-12-09 Thread Roy M. Silvernail
Steve Thompson wrote: --- "R.W. (Bob) Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Imagine a paranoia involving mysterious e-mail delays and the length of time it takes to catagorize Imagine hordes of otherwise unemployable psychologists and cognitive psychologists deployed on mailing lists and

Re: Timing Paranoia

2004-12-09 Thread Steve Thompson
--- "R.W. (Bob) Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of the tools currently being used in the cognitive sciences is the > measurement of reaction time to stimulus. What's this? The cognitive equivalent to wacking someone on the knee with a rubber hammer to measure the mentak kick reflex