by danielbpatton | Sep 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
That line of thought is so much more interesting to me than Gibson’s dutiful recounting of his first book and his casual invention of the nonsense word ‘cyberspace.’ But it’s true he couldn’t get where he his but for that earlier exercise....
by danielbpatton | Sep 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Fascinating exploration of datamining in marketing, defense, politics, etc. Most interesting was his discussion of political parties using small group surveys extrapolated against national consumer trends to form target “tribes” for swing communities. His...
by danielbpatton | Sep 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
My thoughts turn to the Alzheimer’s patient. The system would have to record not just the “stuff” of his life, but his emotional response to it as well. It would need an invisible interface — voice recognition maybe to respond to inquiries...
by danielbpatton | Aug 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
From FreedomFest 2010 held in Las Vegas, a panel discussion on the impact of Ayn Rand and her work with former Rand associates Nathaniel Branden and Barbara Branden, Ayn Rand biographer Anne Heller, and writer Orson Scott Card. Provocative discussion, despite the...
by danielbpatton | Aug 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
In “The Icarus Syndrome,” Peter Beinart discusses how each American generation’s perception of war is shaped by the times in which they came of age. Americans who grew up in prosperous peaceful times are more inclined to think...