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December 10th, 2002

memetic models [Dec. 10th, 2002|12:02 am]
i think i got it!!!
just in case i forget, trigger's on p. 283, second par from the bot. what i feel now is best expressed by Stephen Wolfram:
"For I know of nothing as profoundly exciting as to glimpse for the first time some new and basic truth." and i'm going to savor this feeling until tomorrow morning...then work some more :))) life is so beautiful, i can't believe it! PFM
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science/technology news [Dec. 10th, 2002|12:19 pm]
IBM reveals world's tiniest transistor

Reversible male contraceptive could be available within just a few years
<...the drug is already licensed for use in treating a rare genetic disorder in people, called Gaucher's disease. The drug is taken as a pill, not injected, and it could have fewer side effects than experimental hormonal male contraceptives, which include a cocktail of hormones designed to suppress sperm production while maintaining normal testosterone levels.


Vanishing anti-neutrinos
The deficit suggests that anti-neutrinos behave just like their real matter counterparts, neutrinos, which have been found to go missing en-route from the Sun.

Air Pollution Induces DNA Mutations in Mice
Findings ...indicate that mice subjected to ambient air in close proximity to a steel mill had twice as many genetic mutations as their rural counterparts did.

Wasps Tamper with Plant Chemistry to Woo Mates
A tiny wasp no bigger than a flea can change the chemistry of plants to help it land a mate
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reading [Dec. 10th, 2002|08:20 pm]
Stephen Wolfram. A new kind of science.
reeding notes:
p.19. At first I did not believe that they could possibly be correct. ...then I realized that I had seen a sign of a quite remarkable and unexpected phenomenon: that even from very simple programs behavior of great complexity could emerge. Read more... )
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Christmas Buddha [Dec. 10th, 2002|11:01 pm]
Walking around the neighborhood noticed that the Buddha statue at one of the houses now carries a Christmas ornament :)
religious convergence in action!
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