On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Aimee Farr wrote:
======================== And this, from Choate.... ========================
<shrug>
What ARE you smoking? I did't write that, you did. I just forwarded it (w/o commentary other than for folks not to take up issue with me since I didn't write it).
I know you just FWDd it. I didn't know what "psychohistory" was. The term sort of lends itself to misconstruction. I've been pissed at you for months over that. ~Aimee
On Sat, 22 Sep 2001, Aimee Farr wrote:
I know you just FWDd it.
I didn't know what "psychohistory" was. The term sort of lends itself to misconstruction. I've been pissed at you for months over that.
Ah, I'm sorry. I completely misinterpreted your comment (considering its neighbors). Isaac Assimov wrote some books called the "Foundation Trilogy". In the books the science of 'psychohistory' is developed. It supposedly allowed one to predict the future of socities down to very fine grain detail. When particular messiah's or important leaders would be born, that sort of stuff. Cliology is a related activity but it's more interested in explaining more general behaviours (my assumption is that probability prevents the sort of fine grain proposed by psychohistory) of societies and their cultures. If you've never read the the original books in the series I strongly suggest that you hit a used book store and spend a few dollars. They are a good read just for fun even :) -- ____________________________________________________________________ Kill them all, take their land, and go there for vacation. Rage Against The Machine The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------
On Sat, 22 Sep 2001, Aimee Farr wrote:
On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Aimee Farr wrote:
misconstruction. I've been pissed at you for months over that.
And here I was complimenting you... Silly me. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Kill them all, take their land, and go there for vacation. Rage Against The Machine The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------
On Saturday, September 22, 2001, at 07:00 AM, Aimee Farr wrote:
On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Aimee Farr wrote:
======================== And this, from Choate.... ========================
<shrug>
What ARE you smoking? I did't write that, you did. I just forwarded it (w/o commentary other than for folks not to take up issue with me since I didn't write it).
I know you just FWDd it.
I didn't know what "psychohistory" was. The term sort of lends itself to misconstruction. I've been pissed at you for months over that.
Seldon is heard, a discouraging word. Especially when Hari Kiri attacks are happening. Next you'll be telling us you don't what spice is used for, or what TANSTAAFL means, or what true names are. --Tim May
Tim wrote:
From Choate:
<shrug>
What ARE you smoking? I did't write that, you did. I just forwarded it (w/o commentary other than for folks not to take up issue with me since I didn't write it).
I know you just FWDd it.
I didn't know what "psychohistory" was. The term sort of lends itself to misconstruction. I've been pissed at you for months over that.
Tim says:
Seldon is heard, a discouraging word.
Especially when Hari Kiri attacks are happening.
Hari Seldon. Psychohistory guy, no? ~Aimee
participants (3)
-
Aimee Farr -
Jim Choate -
Tim May