Re: [FRIAM] Free Willy in the Atlantic

The fable of the little red hen is unknown here in Germany, but everyone knows the fairy tales of the brothers Grimm. There is a fairy tale named "Mother Hulda" (Frau Holle) which is a parable that hard work is rewarded and laziness is punished. These fairy tales are similar to the parables in t

Re: [FRIAM] Free Willy in the Atlantic

Or perhaps it is a case of different values. That others don’t see the need or benefit in polluting the world with more publications that will never be read and serve no real purpose. From: Friam On Behalf Of thompnicks...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, April 3, 2021 8:31 PM To: 'The Friday Mornin

[FRIAM] Chevaline! Was: Dancing Robots

Frank - I'll see your Boston Dynamics and raise you some Frog Skin Cells gone (sent) rogue. Frog Skin Cells Gone Rogue Slime mold move, over, there is a new (maze running) sheriff in town! And did

Re: [FRIAM] Free Willy in the Atlantic

Jochen - I grew up on Grimm (and Aesop, and Uncle Remus, and Kipling(thus all my "just so" stories)?)  how FFing GRIM! They were.   A good counterpoint to the Little Red Hen/Frau Holle (Calvinist?) parables might be the "Ant and the Cicada"  at least in the 18c French Version, where there is n

Re: [FRIAM] Free Willy in the Atlantic

I suppose I shouldn’t pick on academics. Patents are worse.With a patent, one prevents innovation by others and delays implementation by the “owner” whereby she loses the incentive to flesh out the details that are invariably absent in the disclosure. The point of liberalism is to enable

Re: [FRIAM] Free Willy in the Atlantic

Perhaps it isn’t obvious what I’m driving at. My claim is that the currencies used by different cohorts (academics, tech) are not necessarily aligned with innovation or progress. I know several academics that have eagerly sought research topics that were not open to a large community, simply

Re: [FRIAM] Free Willy into the Atlantic

On 4/4/21 12:16 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote: > > I suppose I shouldn’t pick on academics.   Patents are worse.    With > a patent, one prevents innovation by others and delays implementation > by the “owner” whereby she loses the incentive to flesh out the > details that are invariably absent in the