[PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] Sounds good to me ;)

[J Henshaw]

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From: "Jeme A Brelin" <jeme at brelin.net>
To: "PLUG off-topic discussion" <plug-talk at lists.pdxlinux.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 7:00 AM
Subject: Re: [PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] Sounds good to me ;)


>
> On 22 Jun 2002, Russell Senior wrote:
> > If you like to read about other unintended effects of human management
> > of all sorts of things, see the fascinating book by Edward Tenner,
> > _Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended
> > Consequences_.
>
> This sounds fascinating and I appreciate the recommendation.  I'll check
> it out soon, I think.

Definitely

>
> I've been saying for years that the scientific recognition of the basic
> elements of chaos theory (strange attraction, non-linear systems, etc.)
> and the antecedent acknowledgement that some things just aren't
> predictable or managable should have given some kind of proof to the
> ancient wisdom that the arrogance of man is doomed to destroy him.

Fibinaci's theorem seems to contradict some of that,  ever check it out?

>
> I figured the social sciences, for one, should be informed straight away
> that their attempts to predict and manage dynamic, complex systems like
> minds and cultures have been proven impossible and pointless by modern
> mathematics.  We argued it for a while, actually.  The teacher turned red,
> started to cry, then kicked me out of class.  I received a reprimand from
> the Dean of Students and then a pardon from the President of the College
> after some hard lobbying by the Student Advocate.

Sounds like something I might do,  Bravo.

>
> I still got a D in Psychology.
> J.

Why?