[FRIAM] is it possible that ...

... being reasonable is a bad thing? Nick's entreatment here [1], this article [2], Dave's assurances here [3], rule #5 here [4], the hidden spoiler effect criticism of ranked-choice voting [5], counterintuitive irrationality from appeals to rationality like [6], [7] and [8], etc. Appeals to

Re: [FRIAM] is it possible that ...

Glen writes: < Is being reasonable the right thing? > I do wonder about Warren, Klobuchar, Sanders, and Buttigieg and their rhetoric trying to pin blame on the divider-in-chief rather than on those that voted for him. It seems like crypto-partisanism to me. They have to be different thing

Re: [FRIAM] is it possible that ...

Heh, good game, ranking as enablers. From most enabling to least, I'd go with: 1) Buttigieg 2) Klobuchar 3) Warren 4) Sanders (3) and (4) are really a toss-up. Sanders seems light on specifics and long on rants. And the devil is always in the detail. So Warren might be less enabling than Sander

Re: [FRIAM] is it possible that ...

I'll rank this way: 1. Bloomberg 2. Buttigieg 3. Klobuchar George Duncan Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University georgeduncanart.com See posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Land: (505) 983-6895 Mobile: (505) 469-4671 My art theme: Dynamic exposition of the tension betw

Re: [FRIAM] is it possible that ...

I don’t think of Bloomberg as being disguised, though. He’s a Romney-like option. At this point, I’m less concerned about enabling Thiel-type people than I am about enabling frothing morons. At least Nixon cared enough about true and false to adapt his lies around facts, rather than to den

Re: [FRIAM] friam Winter Party

Sarah and I will be there. I am looking forward to meeting some of you in person. FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfis

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Damn!  I need that T-Shirt for my campaigning! */"a 3D foam of camouflaged steel traps waiting to lop off the fractal tendrils of our squidlike Leviathans" /* */ /* > On 2/13/20 8:13 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote: >> I do wonder about Warren, Klobuchar, Sanders, and Buttigieg and their >> rhetoric

Re: [FRIAM] is it possible that ...

I’m a sucker for science shows about dogs. My wife was watching one last night and I stepped-in to see a part of it. The observation was that intensive breeding for or against sociality can occur with foxes within a few generations, like it has for dogs, and probably other animals too. The

Re: [FRIAM] friam Winter Party

Super, Jon George Duncan Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University georgeduncanart.com See posts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Land: (505) 983-6895 Mobile: (505) 469-4671 My art theme: Dynamic exposition of the tension between matrix order and luminous chaos. "Attempt wh

Re: [FRIAM] friam Winter POTLUCK

Dear Friammers, The Conclave is on schedule. Still negotiating to get Cardinals Standish and Schiltz in from Australia and Peru (?) respectively. We will, of course, have to elect a new FRIAM pope before we disband on Saturday.Which color smoke do we put up George’s chimney? I never

Re: [FRIAM] friam Winter POTLUCK

On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 12:34:06PM -0700, thompnicks...@gmail.com wrote: > Dear Friammers,  > > > > The Conclave is on schedule.  Still negotiating to get Cardinals Standish and > Schiltz in from Australia and Peru (?) respectively.  We will, of course, have > to elect a new FRIAM pope before w

Re: [FRIAM] friam Winter POTLUCK

Cardinal? The only cardinal I know has red feathers and a conical beak made for cracking seeds. And by the way, it's Ecuador, not Peru. In any case, in honor of Cardinal Standish, and as someone who lives two miles south of the equator, I will break out in song: "I come from the land down... er...

Re: [FRIAM] friam Winter POTLUCK

Thanks for the Geographical correction. What’s it like to see the sun at the Zenith more or less every day. Occasionally we get the moon at the zenith and it makes the world seem perfect. N Nicholas Thompson Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology Clark University