[Noisebridge-discuss] So, how many people live at noisebridge now?

[jim]

   "...entropy is a measure of the amount of energy which does no work
during energy conversions." <from the link below> 
   like sleeping on couches? 


On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 16:16 -0700, Ari Braginsky wrote:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy
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> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Anselm Hook <anselm at gmail.com> wrote:
>                 
>                 Pretty much everything we do is on a case-by-case
>                 basis and it lets us
>                 not have Rules, which then we'd have to enforce, even
>                 if it didn't make
>                 sense to do so.  I'm all for case-by-case bases.
>                 
>         
>         
>         I like this statement in general. If our whole civilization
>         could practice mindfulness we could probably avoid a lot of
>         the horrible things that happen to people when they fall
>         between the cracks.
>         
>         
>         Admittedly - dealing with a situation on its own terms, taking
>         the time to look at all the factors, weighing the best
>         possible outcomes is hugely time consuming. The problem we
>         face as humans is limited time, energy and cognitive resources
>         to fully solve all the challenges we face - although given
>         sufficient time we could produce better outcomes for any one
>         of those challenges than any hard rule. As well of course the
>         universe is so blisteringly complicated and outcomes
>         so perverse that the side effects of any action we take almost
>         always dominate over the intended consequences.
>         
>         
>         Nevertheless I am still in favor of at least trying to be
>         mindful and avoiding the fall to rule. It is good practice.
>         And while the discussion may be raucous- the alternatives are
>         often worse.
>         
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