[FRIAM] What is FRIAM and is it still alive

[Owen Densmore]

I just looked at our archive here:

https://www.mail-archive.com/friam@redfish.com/index.html

I then used the chrome claude extension and asked a simple prompt:

give me a summary of this site

It came up with:

This page is the Mail Archive's index for the *FRIAM* mailing list (
friam at redfish.com), archived at mail-archive.com.

FRIAM stands for "Friday Applications in Complexity," a long-running
discussion group/mailing list associated with people connected to the Santa
Fe Institute and Santa Fe, New Mexico complexity science community. The
archive displays messages organized by thread, showing a
chronological/threaded index of email conversations rather than any
original content of its own.

Looking at the thread titles, the list is an informal, freewheeling
discussion forum where members debate a wide mix of topics: philosophy of
mind (e.g. "phil zombies," "group agency"), math puzzles (several threads
on the equation A⁴+B⁴+C⁴=D⁴), AI and technology commentary ("vibe coding,"
"AI Slop," "cognitive offloading"), software/Linux questions, local Santa
Fe meetup logistics (coffee shop and venue announcements like "St John's"
or "New Santa Fe Baking"), obituaries and memorials for community members,
and general banter among a recurring group of participants such as glen,
Marcus Daniels, Steve Smith, Tom Johnson, Frank Wimberly, and others.

In short, it's a public email archive of a niche, long-running community
mailing list mixing casual meetup coordination with intellectual discussion
on complexity science, AI, math, and philosophy.

Kinda fun sicking AI on our past.

    -- Owen
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