How crazy are you?

Black Box Recorder - [Child Psychology]--- When I was younger, I used to talk to myself. I'd talk about my problems, my wants my connections in my head, my theories. I'd talk them out, and, you know what? I'd feel better about them.

Because you can't afford a therapist. Because there are certain things that you could say to someone else, but you don't want to. Because actually saying it aloud makes it real, makes you have to face it, even (especially) if it's only to yourself.

Covenant - [Replicant]--- So. Today, I'm going to talk to myself, like I used to. I'm going to talk to myself about the things that I've realised, this week. This level of self-consciousness is exactly what keeps this from being insane, by the way. Why?

Because if you don't know anyone distanced enough from the situation, you might as well spiral inward until you're so close to it that you couldn't possibly be any further away.

Might I recommend a similar operation, for others of you?

Just a thought.

Distributed Intelligence Networking

Wired: 'Like Minds'

The two pioneers in this field are dead, now. Same mode of Apparent Suicide.

Wonderful computing and AI concepts, though, which are not nearly publicized enough.

Dreamed of shopping for Christmas Trees at Valentine's Day, because it was part of the tradition. Weird things.

Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem

Today's topic, thinking about it, while driving: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem as applied to the entirety of human knowledge, and the incomplete understanding of mathematical variables, specifically related to our belief that "Mathematics is the Universal Language." Cf. The idea that we are not able to truly understand each other, without stipulative definitions and designations, therefore, another species may have a conceptual apparatus completely unlike our own.

E.g. What is Mathematical computation, to us, may, in fact, be food, to them. Blue may=fish.

This calls into question the very existence of "a priori truth," as all concepts must be conceived and then propigated. Taught. Teh designators by which we teach and learn these will dictate what we teach and learn.

In short: Mathematics is not a universal language, and what we hear as radio noise may, in fact, be radio signal to someone or something else.

Discuss.

Watch This Video About Alan Moore.

Listen to this song about Alan Moore that I found via Neil Gaiman:

Do you ever get the feeling that, one day, far into the future, you'll learn all the secrets of the universe and time, and realise that you need to come back and write comics to teach them to yourself? No? Okay then.