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The Path Of A Double Pendulum

Posted on January 23, 2012 by visa

Look at that. Isn’t that beautiful? Doesn’t it look chaotic, and yet strangely elegant? This is the path of a double pendulum. Small changes, such as changing the angle between the two pendulums when released, would generate a gratuitous amount … Continue reading →

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What do you do if you are a self-fulfilling prophet?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by visa

What is the pragmatic course of action to take when you are aware that your prediction about the future (to simplify it) is going to influence it? If there was a single chief economist in the world (again, simplifying it) … Continue reading →

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Personal Systems 2.1- down the rabbit hole we go…

Posted on March 27, 2011 by visa

Continuing from where we left off, here and here! Brainstorming (prototype 1.0): Putting things together (2.0) Refining them (2.1)- click to expand! I spent a little more time playing around with this, putting in all the things that I’m interested … Continue reading →

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Limitations of Linearity and the Complexity of Networks and Self-Organizing Systems

Posted on March 15, 2011 by visa

I have a big problem with making lists. Lists are not actually very informative. They are an ineffectual way of presenting information, because they are not very intuitive or visual. Lists are linear, unlike most of reality, which assembles itself … Continue reading →

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3 kinds of problems.

Posted on November 22, 2010 by visa

There are, generally speaking, 3 kinds of problems. 1: Problems of Simplicity 2: Problems of Disorganized Complexity 3: Problems of Organized Complexity Problems of simplicity are problems with two variables, where one variable directly influences the other. The pressure of … Continue reading →

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