2015.06.23 07:00 - Reality simulations

The Guardian for this meeting was Riddle Sideways. The comments are by Riddle Sideways.

Riddle Sideways: Thank you, PaB Listener
Riddle Sideways: are you a Master?

Riddle Sideways: watching the TED http://www.ted.com/talks/donald_hoff...on__2015-06-11
Riddle Sideways: from Aph's email
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Riddle Sideways: Thank you, Aph for sharing that URL
Riddle Sideways: and thank you to all those that have replied in email with thoughts for consideration
Riddle Sideways: especially like the phrase at "we are blind to our own blindness"
Riddle Sideways: this talk is of course an over-simplification
Riddle Sideways: and flits from idea to idea.
Riddle Sideways: and the audience are of so many specialties that it has to be generalistic in nature.
Riddle Sideways: In 21 minutes Hoffman spans all over his life studies, general theories, history, good and bad examples, etc.

Riddle Sideways: welcome
Adams Rubble: Hello Riddle :)
Adams Rubble: Sorry I am late. I am getting forgetful
Riddle Sideways: almost made your Sunday session
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: it is hard to remember the other sessions
Riddle Sideways: got up usual time, but turned back to bed
Adams Rubble: probably a wise decision :)

Riddle Sideways: finally found time to watch the TED the Aph emailed out
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Riddle Sideways: and was about to monologue on and on :)
Riddle Sideways: have you seen it?
Adams Rubble: no, I haven't
Adams Rubble: I have not been able to keep up with that thread
Riddle Sideways: perception of reality
Adams Rubble: If you would like to do the monologue, I will listen
Riddle Sideways: an overarching talk
Adams Rubble: until you finish
Riddle Sideways: :)
Riddle Sideways: many of the paragraphs in the talk could be taken separatly
Riddle Sideways: one example
Riddle Sideways: in his 'lab' they have run hundreds of random species simulations
Riddle Sideways: and the results seem to always point one way
Riddle Sideways: well ...
Riddle Sideways: simple simulations with 1-5 variables or rules are going to
Riddle Sideways: run a simulation of weather prediction and you won't get the answers
Riddle Sideways: with the millions of variables
Riddle Sideways: a simulation without that butterfly flipping in China
Riddle Sideways: will not rain in N.J.
Riddle Sideways: his points to Fittest as more determinate than view of reality
Riddle Sideways: and at least says fittest is variable on species
Riddle Sideways: but is also variable on individuals
Riddle Sideways: being veggie, my fittest due to steak is very low
Riddle Sideways: done
Riddle Sideways: (or not)
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: to everything, there is a season
Adams Rubble: Having not seen the video, I can't comment on that except that the weather forecast says 100% chance of rain in NJ at 3 pm today :)
Riddle Sideways: a time is need to be very fit in 3D vision so that the lion does get ya
Adams Rubble: the discussion in the thread was reminding me of Pema talking about relative and absolute
Riddle Sideways: yes
Adams Rubble: since then I have been getting the idea that Buddhahood is being in touch with the absolute
Riddle Sideways: and a time to read books and think
Adams Rubble: or maybe merging with the absolute
Adams Rubble: is that a correct reading, maybe of one of the branches?
Riddle Sideways: running a simulation of you only thinking in the absolute always might be show you in good light
Riddle Sideways: *not
Adams Rubble does not think in absolute, I think
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Riddle Sideways: but what percentage of your life?
Adams Rubble: I don't understand the question
Adams Rubble: I was being relative in my statement :)
Riddle Sideways: if in only one variable (relative to absolute) of Adams should we plug into the simulation?
Riddle Sideways: it is a statement of how bad the simulation would run
Adams Rubble: hmm, I guess this is where I am at a loss not having done my homeowrk
Adams Rubble: oh, ok
Adams Rubble: (my dog ate the video)
Riddle Sideways: no, not because of homework
Riddle Sideways: Riddle is being obtuse and confusing
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: a riddle?
Riddle Sideways: simple riddles got boring years ago
Riddle Sideways: a simple playing with e.g. Conway's game of life
Riddle Sideways: got boring
Riddle Sideways: so try flat worlds that pixels fall off the edge of the world
Riddle Sideways: then try wrap around tube worlds
Riddle Sideways: maybe try globe (hard) worlds
Riddle Sideways: how many times did all life die
Adams Rubble: our perceptions would change
Riddle Sideways: pick one icon on your computer desktop
Riddle Sideways: is it reallly your thesis presentation
Riddle Sideways: or relative
Riddle Sideways: or both
Riddle Sideways: which serves you better
Riddle Sideways: at which times
Adams Rubble: It does not have much to do with me other than the fact it represents some software I use
Riddle Sideways: correct
Adams Rubble: together all the icons mioght represent my current computing habits
Adams Rubble: or be a hinto my current computing habits
Adams Rubble: hint to
Riddle Sideways: like Google thinks you are you because you once searched for a typo qwerasdf
Riddle Sideways: PaB now generalizes to the avatar Adams
Adams Rubble: we have lots of relatives :)
Riddle Sideways: btw - enjoying the FB friends
Adams Rubble: as opposed to absolutes
Riddle Sideways: and that Ruggers and you are just friends now :)
                --BELL--
Riddle Sideways: hope that you find some time to enjoy TED talks
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: a clock thinks some appointment is pending
Adams Rubble: yes, some people have work to do :)
Riddle Sideways: until next time
Adams Rubble: nice seeing you this morning :)
Riddle Sideways: oh dear, that hurt :)
Adams Rubble: sorry :(
Riddle Sideways: yes, very nice
Adams Rubble: have a good day :)
Riddle Sideways: thanks
Riddle Sideways: and you too
Adams Rubble: bfn