State of mind

[ziptie]

Many things wafting through my head these days.

It's time for a happy icon. This one and my default both from photos courtesy of brianfey.

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Comments

[panserbjorne]

>In August of 1999 my parents held a gathering at my mom's congregation. They recognized and celebrated a successful 30 year marriage, and also recognized the completing of it and the severing of their lives.

Funny, I remember hearing this...but always thought I'd heard it on NPR.

[ziptie]

Ha! Yeah, it could have been. Must have been my radio announcer voice.

[theda]

Yay smiley Noah!

Feedback

[sanguinity]

Wow. My whole comment gone in a keystroke... *sigh* Okay, again...

What's an example of a known and deterministic system, one which doesn't need feedback? It seems that they're all initially unknown, and even if it becomes known after that you can't guarantee determinism. People who lose their hearing eventually start slurring their speech, automation eventually wears or has to operate in exceptional circumstances, etc. Either you supply some feedback for the system -- an external operator for the automated system -- or you tolerate degradation in the system's performance.

How was your trip back to Seattle? When did you go? Our drive from the Sound yesterday was a little dicey, as Grrlpup wrote.

1. Unique way I see the world...I don't know what would be unique to me, but what's rare and valued among my friends is all the analytical mindset stuff. At home this weekend, my mother said that she figured out how to beat her fibromyalgia by "pulling a Beth" and analyzing the pain and it's antecedents. And there are so many times that a

Re: Feedback

[ziptie]

There are some systems that don't use much feedback. Yes, they need operators, but don't take any input during their process.

Thanks for your answers. Did you ever consider taking an anyalytical approach to human interactions?