[FRIAM] words RE: words

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I would talk about analog computers, not digital ones. But I don't intend to rely on any persnickety concept of "computing". So, it might be better to talk about any physical system that produces counter-intuitive results. I suppose the question is what type of physical system would help target "emergence" best?

I don't know... I built a Lorenz wheel that behaved in unexpected ways. Jigsaw puzzles are interesting tools for getting close to the idea that the parts and their arrangements both do and don't contribute to the final product. Spiro-graph is interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirograph You can buy sets of aperiodic tiles. Etc.

It all depends on what it is you think you're trying to understand, I guess.

On 5/7/19 10:38 AM, Nick Thompson wrote:
> Given that my question about programming and emergence is a lifeless, flatulent piece of crap ... conceding ALL of that .. how would you breathe life into it?


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