Silkweaver

Real Name:	n/a
Location:	On the edge
Joined:	11-18-2006

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About me I believe that the nature of human is to transcend nature, especially the nature of being human. I have made this belief a way of of life.
Why I use Clipmarks One of the most intelligent and creative on goings on the web as of today. I love it!
Where to find me on the web Email: Instant Messenger: silkweaver Website/Blog: http://spacecollective.org/Spaceweaver

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POPS The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete

by wildcat 6-25-2008

"Speaking at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference this past March, Peter Norvig, Google's research director, offered an update to George Box's maxim: "All models are wrong, and increasingly you can succeed without them."

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POPS Neural implant learns with the brain

by wildcat 6-25-2008

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POPS Evidence for Evolution (III)

by AcesLucky 6-7-2008

Easy to watch.

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POPS The Amazon Book Map (by Chris Harrison)

by Djiezes 6-6-2008

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POPS How To Think

by Kore7 3-22-2008

With the internet saturating ever deeper into our busy lives, humans are navigating uncharted informational and attentional waters these days. MIT neuroengineer, Ed Boyden, put together these rules of thumb to managing brain resources in an age of complexity. 7. Make your mistakes quickly. You may mess things up on the first try, but do it fast, and then move on. Document what led to the error so that you learn what to recognize, and then move on. Get the mistakes out of the way. As Shakespeare put it, "Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." (Via Kottke.)

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POPS Beyond Wikipedia...reference sites you can''t do without