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"The Synaptic Web is not new. It is not a recent trend. It is something that s..."

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:36:21 GMT

"The Synaptic Web is not new. It is not a recent trend. It is something that started before the advent of HTTP and HTML gave birth to the actual Web and will continue long after the boom of 'real-time' fades away. It is a simple observation that the most interesting aspect of the Internet generally and the Web specifically is not the nodes on the network, but the type, density and flexibility of the connection between them.

We use the metaphor of the Synapse (the connection between brain cells) as a way to try to relate this idea to the real world - a literal mental model if you will, and over the years, we've observed these connections have morphed in surprising ways. Nodes have atomized (i.e. nodes are now more granular and there are more of them) and the nature of the connections are changing at an accelerating rate."

–louisgray.com: Synaptic Web: Realtime is Just the Beginning

"The perceptive systemic dynamics of information/knowledge processing depend, ..."

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:21:32 GMT

"The perceptive systemic dynamics of information/knowledge processing depend, directly, upon agile local cognitive systemic weavings, supported by interconnected cooperative systemic networks, and, indirectly, depend upon local mechanisms, connected to nonlocal cognitive interfaces, in which intervene cognitive dynamics of abstraction, supported by local systemic dynamics of reflection, reflexivity and reflexibility."

–Philosophy, Systems Theory and Risk Science: On perception...

"“Quidquid recipitur ad modum recipientis recipitur” Medieval adage that synt..."

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:20:46 GMT

“Quidquid recipitur ad modum recipientis recipitur”

Medieval adage that synthesizes an eidos of proportion: Whatever is received is received according to the mode of receiving of the receiver

The (re)tension and the (pro)tension (from the Latin tensio) can consistently be synthesized in an abstract language, as primitive notions to the gathering and utilization of information, in the assumption that the patterns that configure the systems incorporate, in their formative nature, mechanisms of potential rotative projective resonance, linked to the reflexibility of the systems, with appetence and capability to place in relation that which in the systems is the act made proportionately available as presence to the potency (semper quod ens) and that, because of that, determines it.

–Philosophy, Systems Theory and Risk Science: (re)tension and the (pro)tension: proportion

"Increasingly, large media organizations are learning and adapting to the noti..."

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:02:48 GMT

Increasingly, large media organizations are learning and adapting to the notion that their job is changing. It is moving from 100% content creation through editorial processes to a mix of original content and what many call ‘content curation’.

That is, observing, hand selecting and adding value to content from the social, real-time web. ...

This trend is unfolding for many reasons. Economic constraints, technology advances, the evolution of social media and the emergence of the real-time web mean that everyone with a Twitter account can contribute to telling and spreading the story.

–Got Kit? JS-Kit/Echo » "The Transformation from Creation to Curation"

A not completely useless presentation for Haiti aid

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:16:17 GMT

Ushahidi, which means "testimony" in Swahili, is a website that was initially developed to map reports of violence in Kenya after the post-election fallout at the beginning of 2008. Ushahidi's roots are in the collaboration of Kenyan citizen journalists during a time of crisis. The website was used to map incidents of violence & peace efforts throughout the country based on reports submitted via the web & mobile phone. This initial deployment of Ushahidi had 45,000 users in Kenya, & was the catalyst for us realizing there was a need for a platform based on it, which could be use by others around the world. Since then we have grown from an ad hoc group of volunteers to a focused organization. The team is comprised of individuals with a wide span of experience ranging from human rights work to software development. We have also built a strong team of volunteer developers in primarily in Africa, but also Europe & the U.S.

http://haiti.ushahidi.com ... their use of GoogleMaps ++

Also of interest: PearlTrees, a Flash concept mapping thingamabobble.

"A recent article in The New York Times discussed the innovation process at Ap..."

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:53:45 GMT

A recent article in The New York Times discussed the innovation process at Apple. Clearly the process begins and ends with Steve Jobs. And clearly Mr. Jobs is a creative genius. He also has a lot of help with top notch design engineers. As a result, Apple is perceived as one of the most innovative companies on the planet.

If you have visionary leadership at your company, this might be a good way to go. But companies like Procter & Gamble (P&G) also have strong leadership and they have taken a different route to innovation. P&G has been a leader in Open Innovation, and many of the new products they have launched in the past few years have come from outside the company.

–Blogging Innovation - Innovation blog articles, videos, and insights

"In several countries more official data are being issued in raw form so that ..."

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:33:24 GMT

"In several countries more official data are being issued in raw form so that anybody can use them. This forces bureaucrats and creative types to interact in new ways"

–Data and transparency: Of governments and geeks | The Economist

"Patterning problems: patterning the problematique The number of problems and..."

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:18:15 GMT

Patterning problems: patterning the problematique

The number of problems and their degree of interrelationship are a continuing challenge to comprehension. Without any patterning, the amount of information is overwhelming. The simplistic patternings characteristic of conventional practice in documentation systems are however part of the conceptual problem rather than the solution. They disguise complexity and create deceptive impressions of order where order is lacking, or rather where higher forms of order are implicit.

–World problems project - commentaries | Union of International Associations

"The "Do Good Gauge"; Measuring the Democratic Value of an Intelligent Argumen..."

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:08:55 GMT

The "Do Good Gauge"; Measuring the Democratic Value of an Intelligent Argument

"Humans have learned scientifically that the exact truth can never be attained or told. We can reduce the degree of tolerated error, but we have learned physically, as Heisenberg discovered, that exactitude is prohibited, because most exquisite physical experiment has shown that "the act of measuring always alters that which is measured".
Buckminster Fuller

–The Do Good Gauge - The Buckminster Fuller Connection

"An amusing yet deep cutting article titled 'Renouncing Evil Powers' appeared ..."

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:39:17 GMT

"An amusing yet deep cutting article titled 'Renouncing Evil Powers' appeared in the International Herald Tribune this morning written by Garrison Keillor. My favorite quote from the article goes like this, "War requires very well-brought-up people to do vicious things that they are able to do efficiently because the recipients of their viciousness are unknown to them.""

–Seasonal Paradise: Is Facebook A Catalyst For World Peace?

"Don't Be a JerkBack when dinosaurs ruled the earth, FM 22-100, Military Leade..."

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:15:43 GMT

Don't Be a Jerk

Back when dinosaurs ruled the earth, FM 22-100, Military Leadership, listed a sense of humor as one of the 23 traits of character. If memory serves, it was number sixteen down the list, between Candor and Competence. So we all got shot up or shot down — big deal. Berating other players sucks the life out of everyone; likewise, we can see the score and know you did a great job."

–SimHQ.com - Land Combat Zone - Roger, Out! TeamSpeak Rules of the Road

"In P2P James Burke reports: "Stefan Meretz has produced, with his daughter, a..."

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:08:52 GMT

"In P2P James Burke reports: "Stefan Meretz has produced, with his daughter, a very useful and clear taxonomy of common goods, according to five criteria." viz:

"Commons are common pool resources. Commons are common goods. Commons are social relationships. You can find all of these descriptions for the term. Which is the correct one? All three versions are valid—at the same time! The word „common“ is the best starting point for the analysis. The common thing within a commons are the resources, which are used and cared for, are the goods resulting from joint activities, and are the social relationships emerging from acting together. These three aspects are so different for all commons, that no one could describe them in a reasonably complete manner."

–P2P Foundation » Blog Archive » Commons in a taxonomy of goods

"From paperwork to public buildings, from social networks to street protests, ..."

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:04:53 GMT

"From paperwork to public buildings, from social networks to street protests, the liberal project has always relied on a set of tools and techniques to make its way in the world. Sometimes it finds these tools lying around; other times it is forced to forge them on its own. The purpose of this working group will be to study the technics of liberal states, societies, and social movements in historical and comparative contexts.

[...] What can technics tell us about liberalism, its pasts, its presents, its futures, its powers, and its failures? How have liberal technics circulated between metropoles, colonies, and postcolonies? Do neoliberal or illiberal projects rely on qualitatively different tools and techniques? How and why are non-liberal techniques marshaled in the name of liberalism? What happens when liberal technics break down, or fail to engage? What accounts for liberalism’s resiliency, and what are its limits? And finally, how can the "global university," with its contradictory imperatives to reproduce and critique these technics, work to ensure that liberalism becomes increasingly democratic?"

–Technics of Liberalism | Institute for Public Knowledge

""Could Data Governance Help the War on Terror?" > http://bit.ly/8xAbto <..."

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:56:43 GMT

""Could Data Governance Help the War on Terror?" > http://bit.ly/8xAbto < "the government should be addressing process issues." (Follow @jilldyche)"

–Ben Tremblay (bentrem) on Twitter

"One California community is honing in on this vulnerable segment of the homel..."

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:53:27 GMT

"One California community is honing in on this vulnerable segment of the homeless population. The Ventura County 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness calls for a zero-tolerance policy of discharging people from jails, hospitals and other institutions to the streets. The plan also requires a coordinated effort to cut the number being discharged into homelessness by at least 10 percent annually"

–Replacing the Revolving Door With the Front Door | End Homelessness | Change.org

"[The] study on "Social Software and National Security," out of the Pentagon-s..."

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:08:09 GMT

[The] study on "Social Software and National Security," out of the Pentagon-sponsored National Defense University, that actually makes sense. Written by Mark Drapeau and former Pentagon CIO Lin Wells, the upcoming paper takes a clear-eyed view of what these new apps can do — and makes some smart, if basic, suggestions for how government types might uses the tools.

NB: see "Missional Government 2.0" and "Crossing Over Technology With Government" at Technosailor.com

–WTF? Military Web 2.0 Report Actually Making Sense | Danger Room | Wired.com

YouTube are sorta like bookmarks

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:30:31 GMT

A buncha stuff to keep track of, a buncha individuals, a number of groups, in a number of related topics sooooo a PlayList!

"Gnit Pick from nit·pick (nit'pik') intr.v. nit·picked, nit·pick·ing, n..."

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:22:15 GMT

Gnit Pick

from nit·pick (nit'pik')
intr.v. nit·picked, nit·pick·ing, nit·picks

verb (used with object)

1. to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
2. to criticize by focusing on inconsequential details.

noun
3. a carping, petty criticism.

adjective
4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a nitpicker or nitpicking.
Also, nit-pick or gnit-pick

Origin:
1965-70; nit 1 + pick 1
Dictionary.com Unabridged

–Definition of Nitpick at Dictionary.com

Me and "them"

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:55:53 GMT

Here's the mockup I created of the graphical interface to IssuePress:

(Click for explanation)

And here's the fancy graphical front end for "Grab More Science":

When you click on one of the boxes, you get this:

*blink*

Sooooo, who's getting paid to develop this stuff? Not me ...

Praxis - solutions arising from needs analysis

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:58:33 GMT

*Draft; 1st cut*

Here's something I think will interest you; it's a Cognexus PPT. (I grabbed years ago, perhaps 2002, in a period when I _per force majeur_ needed to do most of my work offline.)

I recommend it for 2 points in particular:
1) it presents the mechanics that were my main concern when I took courses in cog-psych (Dalhousie U; concentration on discourse and the dynamics of personal opinion, i.e. formation; conviction; conversion) and, where I had already developed a dynamic VRML environment (my first hyper-documents date back to 1989, working in an avionics R&D environment), the Cognexus interface shows how conventional "theory-based" design results in an interface that only an uber-geek could love. (see cite from PDF on the importance of design)
2) It embodies the sort of refractory resistance to innovation that comes from institutional investment; refining the _status quo_ is the only line of development. (see cite from PDF on bureaucratic reluctance)

A typical over-view statement is this, from Marc Canter's "Eruptions, Change and Cleveland":

It seems pretty clear to me that there won’t be one wiki, one social network, one blogging or messaging platform - or one interactive conversation platform that we’ll be using as our ‘collaboration platform’. There are lots of different ways of having ‘workspaces‘ and managing projects.

Metcalfe's Law:

"Robert Metcalfe, inventor of the Ethernet protocol and founder of 3Com, asserted that the value of a communication system grows as pproximately the square of the number of nodes of the system. This assertion has become known as Metcalfe’s Law (Metcalfe, 1996). A single telephone or a single fax machine has no communication value. Two phones have a little value. Two thousand phones have some value. Two hundred million interconnected phones are a system that has incredible communication value."
from "The Wiki and the Blog: Toward a Complex Adaptive Intelligence Community"
D. Calvin Andrus; CIA

Principle #2 – Crowdsource Relevance:

"Most social networking sites and communities have so much content, that it can be overwhelming to users. These sites, to varying degrees, make use of crowdsourcing, where users essentially do the work of “classifying” the information. For enterprises, crowdsourcing is a powerful tool that enables the organization to take mountains of information and connect users with only the best and most relevant content. Just a few examples of crowdsourcing in action include when users bookmark information (which is an implicit endorsement), users mark something as helpful, users visit something (implies popularity), users tag or classify 2/5 something (when you upload the content) which provides important meta-data. Crowdsourcing, when used in conjunction with social filtering, becomes a powerful tool for government 2.0 initiatives as the information is classified and aggregated for users, enabling them to get the most valuable information fast, sorting information by what their peers find most valuable."
from "A Practical Guide to Government 2.0;
Success Strategies for Applying Proven Social Networking Principles within the Government and Military"
Eric Sauve; tomoye community software

*Draft; 1st cut*

"It does seem to me that those who believe that humans are causing the planet ..."

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:06:34 GMT

It does seem to me that those who believe that humans are causing the planet to warm may be guilty of some dirty tricks regarding peer review inclusion of dissenting views. This is a shame because peer review and debate to me is a time-honored tradition and through the friction of opposing views, observers can come to informed conclusions.

I wish political arguments on say health care used peer review. Then most of us Americans might know a bit more about what we are talking about and logic might prevail over emotions.

–Climate Debate accelerates as Copenhagen begins - Global Neighbourhoods --Shel Israel

The Godness of Things

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:25:58 GMT

I've been grappling with the "theism" thing since I was in my early 20s.
I found things made no less sense when I took a nearly animistic / a-theistic view of things.

Here, try this: call "gravity" by another name, come up with whatever wierd name and concept you want ... then drop something from your hand.
Did the thing fall up to the ceiling? Over to one of the walls? (Freak the hell out of the cat doing that would, I promise.)

I don't need "intelligent designer" to know the world will be a worse place if I indulge my worst temptations, and a better place if I made an effort to follow my best impulses.
I don't need any external agent to realize at least the humblest of my aspirations.

What /really/ requires the grey-haired God sitting in the high throne?
Hatred ... self-righteous condemnation. That sorta thing needs absolute truths, and absolute authority.

*just wanted to jot this down*

p.s. A little note about the Bible's "literal truth".

To set the stage: let's say you have a choice of 2 jobs. In 1, you get minimum wage, basic food, not a lot of extras, you have work assigned to you and you have to do that work ... but you pretty much live your life. In the 2nd, you're a slave. In the real sense of being a slave.

So ok: in Egypt, people were often forced to labour on public works. And yes, there were slaves, too.
The Jews in Egypt weren't slaves. Bad translation from the original. In the original (No, I don't have the freakin' term, step off my foot!) it clearly states that they were put into forced labour.

Now you gonna say that the two jobs are the same? That words don't mean what they mean? That human beings can't think? or write? or read?

So mebbe "literal truth" is a way for zealots to band together, to group against all others. To recruit others who will do the hack work and provide money. (Which, BTW, is precisely the foundation of fascism.)

Let's try this ... kinda like the old days.

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:46:34 GMT

"Too lazy to work, too nervous to steal." Is why a person lives the life of a cowboy.
You get it?
Great ... but you still missed 90% of it.
You missed why you got it: it's authentic.

"Don't lie ... makes for too many things to remember." That's a line from a movie.
"Don't lie ... too much effort keeping track." My 9yr old realization of bodhisattva benefit.

So here's the point: you consume, and dramatize, and confabulate ... why?
1st cuz you're in a culture of cheats and liars, so this passes for "just getting along". Which I could almost buy into.
But 2nd: it's smoke-screen as you scramble to try to keep the bits and pieces of lies together.
Cuz you're enormously false.

/You/ condemn yourself. Not me.

You're hiding from your family, from your co-workers, from your boss, from you're "friends" ...
... from yourself.

Is why you have to ignore me: I'm part of the truth.

In the LJ I've talked about authenticity.
And you hate that. *blink* (Do you, really?)
So you ignore me.

Are you, really, better than Stalinists? Nazis? Fascists?
Are you, really, different from Taliban?

Sorry kiddos ... I know I am ... but you?
*shrug*
You can deny it ... that's what you've practiced, year after year after year: denial.
But that doesn't change the fact of it.

I learned to hate your parents as I watched us kill the planet.
I can learn to hate you as you deny it.

Or I can choose not to.
/I/ can ...
... cuz I've paid the price of autonomy, and authenticity.
Paid ... paid in full.

You rely on denial?
Okie dokie ...
... so now say there's no karma. No individual responsibility.
And, having said that, look to find the joy of yet.another dawn ...
.... the joy will be there for you. But you won't enjoy it.

Because you are sentient beings, denial is poison.

You want to cheat, to profit from cheating, to enjoy the benefits of having cheated ...
... and then to pay no consequence.

You are your parents' children.

How sad.
So much destructive power, and not the wisdom of a gnat.

How sad, to be you.

How sad to be me ... knowing your parents ... watching their chidren.

How terribly tragic.

Big Miller Statue

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:01:04 GMT

Big Miller Statue
... after the fuss

Big Miller Statue Unveiling

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:01:02 GMT

Big Miller Statue Unveiling
Our first peek

Dignitaries

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:00:59 GMT

Dignitaries
Politicians seated, coordinator at the podium

dignified_kid

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:00:55 GMT

dignified_kid
heh

3 Friends

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:00:52 GMT

3 Friends
1 from way back (dear Charlie Austin), 1 newer (Dave Babcock) and 1 who slipped away

Charlie Austin

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:00:47 GMT

Charlie Austin
Telling about the old days ... he and Big and (now Senator) Tommy Banks hooking up in Vancouver.

JSB's Aaron Collier

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:13:44 GMT

JSB's Aaron Collier
One of my favorite high-energy bands, on tour out of Hali, in a lovely little Edmonton club (gotta luv Pawn Shop!), opened with a lovely / very generous set by this fella ... reminds me of Rick Wakeman, he does ... and such a sweetheart!

"What's 'nice' got to do with it?"

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:55:52 GMT

I just posted the long version of this to buddhists.

I was trying to talk a friend through an unfortunate incident at the CD release party Friday night. Of course I'm the bad guy ... like Socrates at his parties: the a**holes pick an argument and he wouldn't be "nice" and back down. (I was going to write STFU but that might be too frank for this forum. heh) So, of course I was the bad guy. Cuz the cracker got in my face. And the cracker was a popular guy. Ipso facto, right?

So anyhow, for the 83,998th time I tried to talk about stuff like ... well, like indulging cruel bullies, like being an enabler, like sucking up to people, like being dishonest for personal gain ... that sorta stuff.
And, for the 103,999th time I didn't really do a convincing job of it. *shrug* (There is data ... and there is information ... but meaning? Meaning is a social construct. So, really, what's the chance of establishing truth?!)

But this morning I came across 2 things that moved me to come back here and write something.

[...]

Like the only time I encountered "sin" in Taoism: interfering with the development of another.
I ain't gonna let the affection of yuppies' kidz coerce me into saying that something false is true.
Now it ain't likely that I'll do things well.
But I won't intentionally do the wrong thing.
That would be wrong.
Been there / done that / replay the movie frequently. *G*

Afterthought: Anybody remember "Disiderata"? Anyhow, if memory serves, one line is something like "As much as possible be on good terms with everyone." If someone asks a person to, well, to eat shit ... well, I say we each of us gotta play it by ear from there on.

Yaa, that.

BTW: watched The Libertine late last night. Wow, what a movie. Don't hurt that it stars Johnny Depp!
Something I cobbled together after watching it: "The English Libertine and the French Degenerate"

The Computer and Information Sciences Research Group leads and manages an adv...

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:41:05 GMT

The Computer and Information Sciences Research Group leads and manages an advanced technology program that can research, identify, understand, develop, and apply new and emerging technologies for transforming raw data items into actionable information.

"If there exists one unique great imperial power which is always convinced tha..."

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:02:01 GMT

"If there exists one unique great imperial power which is always convinced that its most brutal interests coincide with the Good; if it is true that every year the USA spends more on their military budget than Russia, China, France, England and Germany put together; and if that Nation-State, devoted to military excess, has no public idol other than wealth, no allies other than servants, and no view of other peoples apart from an indifferent, commercial and cynical one; then the basic freedom of States, peoples and individuals consists in doing everything and thinking everything in order to escape, as much as possible, from the commandments, interventions and interference of that imperial power.

From Philosophy and the 'war against terrorism' in Infinite Thought: truth and the return of philosophy.

–Alain Badiou - Wikiquote

"Where thought comes to a standstill in a constellation saturated with tension..."

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:35:43 GMT

"Where thought comes to a standstill in a constellation saturated with tension, there appears the dialectical image, it is the caesura in the movement of thought. It is to be sought at the point where the tension between the dialectical oppostions is the greatest"

--Walter Benjamin, "Erkenntnistheorietisches, Theorie des Fortschritts" (1937)
Introduction to "Tantra

–"Tantra: sex, secrecy politics, and Power in the Study of Religion"; Google Books

"Our job is not to make up anybody's mind, but to make the agony of decision-m..."

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:23:10 GMT

"Our job is not to make up anybody's mind, but to make the agony of decision-making so intense you can escape only by thinking.

Fred W. Friendly

–What Why How? - Fred Friendly Seminars

"We asked human observers to adjust the color of natural fruit objects until t..."

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:27:42 GMT

"We asked human observers to adjust the color of natural fruit objects until they appeared achromatic. The objects were generally perceived to be gray when their color was shifted away from the observersal gray point in a direction opposite to the typical color of the fruit. These results show that color sensations are not determined by the incoming sensory data alone, but are significantly modulated by high-level visual memory.

[Entasis in action? -bdt]"

–Banana Blues « Brain Hammer

"The ability to meet anticipated and unanticipated information needs is rapidl..."

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:07:53 GMT

"The ability to meet anticipated and unanticipated information needs is rapidly emerging. Information sharing is becoming a reality. Stove-piped systems, unique and tailored programs, hard-wired connections, point-to-point limitations, and information hoarding are becoming a thing of the past. Strategies that ensure the visibility, accessibility, usability, and trust worthiness of information by the entire enterprise are in place. Common needs are being met with programs and services that can be leveraged by the entire community.

Moving from a culture in which information is considered power and something to be “owned”, to one that leverages the power of information and becomes its stewards, requires both senior leader priority and long-term persistence. It will not happen overnight. It must be a sustained effort. The policies and practices are in place. Much experience has been gained. Programs have been expanded, others curtailed. The road is long and has many twists and turns, but our mission, Enable Net Centric Information Sharing, must be our common goal."

–About ASD (NII) / DoD CIO - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks & Information Integration and Department of Defense Chief Information Officer

"intelligent data fusion is the combination of unbiased pattern recognition te..."

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:41:36 GMT

"intelligent data fusion is the combination of unbiased pattern recognition techniques with expert information about the strengths and weaknesses associated with the data acquisition techniques and expert knowledge of the geology, foliage, and man-made features located at the site under scrutiny. Data from multiple sensing modalities are utilized in an overall decision-making algorithm that is theoretically more accurate than any individual sensor on its own.

The two most well-known theoretical data fusion approaches are those formulated by Bayesian inference theory and by Dempster-Shafer theory. Bayesian theory, the older and more established of the two, is founded on a rigorous statistical framework and generally requires significant statistical assumptions regarding the input data. Dempster- Shafer can be thought of as a relaxation of Bayesian theory in which subject belief assessments are utilized and can be assigned to supersets of hypotheses as well as to single hypotheses. "

–DTIC.mil "Strategic Environment Research and Development"; "Intelligent Data Fusion for Wide-Area Assessment"

"Now, facts and analysis may be shared, vetted, sourced and debated internally..."

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:30:54 GMT

"Now, facts and analysis may be shared, vetted, sourced and debated internally, with a focus on discovery instead of control. Notably, the suite of social computing tools that are being used are distributed throughout the sixteen different intelligence agencies. Where analysts once might have used email and slides to share knowledge, now they can move their insights ont othe platform. Agents in Iraq can (and do) edit and collaborate in real-time with great effect with the distributed global intelligence community, posting videos, documents and commentary. Simply replacing Powerpoint with a wiki turns out to an incredibly powerful tool."

–What is Intellipedia? Burke and Dennehy explain how wikis are being used at the CIA - Our Latest Discovery

My Workspace

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:38:28 GMT

My Workspace
I'm about to shift things around, so this is a souvenir. (Top right is 300MHz Toshiba ToughBook ... glorious old sled ... going strong w/Win98SE still!)