Well stated if (and!) densely packed.
Your conception of F vs SF and invocation of Deutsch's "hard to vary"
are the sorts of ideas I was trying to get to with the idea of emergent
coherence vs literal consistency.
I like the idea of broad coverage without giving up coherence... "if
everythin
Exactly. While I maintain hope that EricS will not think my question about CliFi and the possibility of
progressive life without freezing out prior forms is simply the affections of a hopelessly ignorant, albeit
hopefully lovable dog, I can't help but reject the idea that it's anthropocentric. A
I like the refinement you are gesturing at here, if I'm following. I
think that is what Zelazny did with his Amber stuff and the ideation of
this whole (infinite?) milieu of parallel worlds being held in the
tension of Logos and Chaos.
I haven't read any of this work in decades so I expect m
We had an argument about absurdist humor at the salon the other night. I argued that it was akin to
the (false) distinction I learned about fiction awhile back, that there are 2 kinds: 1) ordinary
people in weird context or 2) ordinary context with weird people. My stance was that absurdist
hum
On 2/3/22 12:31 PM, glen wrote:
Well, I'm not sure what Martin is on to next. But his participation in
the upcoming Elden Ring lore seemed to exhibit he had some ambitions
left. Since he names Zelazny as inspiration, maybe there's a sliver of
possibility there. If we could only get Peter Jacks
Well, I'm not sure what Martin is on to next. But his participation in the
upcoming Elden Ring lore seemed to exhibit he had some ambitions left. Since he
names Zelazny as inspiration, maybe there's a sliver of possibility there. If
we could only get Peter Jackson, that'd push it through. 8^D
Glen -
Regarding the Amber series and Zelazny. They were very influential on
me... really the first/only "Fantasy" I ever cared much for. If
Zelazny's writing could be credited properly it would be to call it
*Hard* Fantasy which seems somewhat a contradiction in terms. When I
moved to
Thanks, Glen. That makes sense.
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On Wed, Feb 2, 2022, 3:56 PM glen wrote:
> r.e. is "recursively enumerable", IIRC.
>
> On 2/2/22 13:34, Frank Wimberly wrote:
> > I wonder what an e. r. relation is. Equiva
No word yet!?!? My cynicism says it won't happen.
The World Needs a ‘Chronicles of Amber’ TV Show
https://www.wired.com/2021/05/geeks-guide-roger-zelazny/
Just for kicks, here's some of the art in my 1981 copy of Madwand:
https://slate.host/gepr/misc?cid=bafybeicwqgmnevz7eozntvhigdskcgezmprd55e
On 2/2/22 1:36 PM, glen wrote:
No relation at all! I chose that theorem arbitrarily just to
distinguish when I post from my newly configured TBird client versus
other clients. Never ascribe intelligence where stochasticity will
suffice. I could have equally chosen something from Zelazny or
Fe
Mine just stopped delivering my mail.
> On Feb 2, 2022, at 3:11 PM, David Eric Smith wrote:
>
> Our postman says that about our dog.
>
> We are trying hard to get her to stop launching herself into people, some of
> whom don’t like it. The postman says ‘What, she doesn’t like me any more?
r.e. is "recursively enumerable", IIRC.
On 2/2/22 13:34, Frank Wimberly wrote:
I wonder what an e. r. relation is. Equivalence relations are reflexive by
definition.
--
glen
Theorem 3. If f(x) is a continuous function of period 2π, then f(x,r)→f(x) as
r→1, uniformly ∀x.
.-- .- -. - / .- -
LoL! It's a sign of respect. When/if I stop giving you sh¡t, you'll know I stopped
respecting you. >8^D
On 2/2/22 13:13, Prof David West wrote:
Hey ... if Feyerabend is among your faves, why do you give me so much s..t when
I challenge science? Is it personal? Bet it is.
davew
On Wed, Feb 2
I wonder what an e. r. relation is. Equivalence relations are reflexive by
definition.
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Frank C. Wimberly
140 Calle Ojo Feliz,
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505 670-9918
Santa Fe, NM
On Wed, Feb 2, 2022, 1:37 PM glen wrote:
> No relation at all! I chose that theorem arbitrarily just to distinguish
>
37 PM
To: friam@redfish.com
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Double Master Function (was Re: bad covid story)
No relation at all! I chose that theorem arbitrarily just to distinguish when I
post from my newly configured TBird client versus other clients. Never ascribe
intelligence where stochasticity will su
Hey ... if Feyerabend is among your faves, why do you give me so much s..t when
I challenge science? Is it personal? Bet it is.
davew
On Wed, Feb 2, 2022, at 12:36 PM, glen wrote:
> No relation at all! I chose that theorem arbitrarily just to
> distinguish when I post from my newly configured
ouble Master Function (was Re: bad covid story)
No relation at all! I chose that theorem arbitrarily just to distinguish when I
post from my newly configured TBird client versus other clients. Never ascribe
intelligence where stochasticity will suffice. I could have equally chosen
something from Ze
No relation at all! I chose that theorem arbitrarily just to distinguish when I
post from my newly configured TBird client versus other clients. Never ascribe
intelligence where stochasticity will suffice. I could have equally chosen
something from Zelazny or Feyerabend, two other members of th
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