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Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a
nation's war and defense efforts. Since the last attempts at a
"Star Wars" defense system, has technology changed
considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense
initiatives more successful? Can such an application of
science be successful? Is a militarized space inevitable,
necessary or impossible?
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rshow55
- 09:23am Sep 28, 2002 EST (#
4616 of 4620) 
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click
"rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for
on this thread.
I think Condoleeza Rice might make a very interesting Vice
Presidential candidate - and might make a good president.
She has many things right. And other things wrong.
Even Rice has some logical limits - limits that can make
for really terrible human decisions now much discussed by
scientists.
When anything but the simplest situation
involves falsity the number of possible scenarios quickly
becomes too great to hold in working memory. So,
Johnson-Laird claims, we ditch the falsity and hope for the
best. http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@@.ee7726f/316
With the web, and staff work, people can overcome these
limitations, though it takes work.
Her university background would be very useful - but
university values and politics have some limitations, as well
as some strengths.
http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@@.ee7726f/350
http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@@.ee7726f/354
http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@@.ee7726f/355
includes this:
"Many of the problems Kay describes are characteristics of
colleges and universities everywhere. An excellent perspective
on these same problems is set out, with much statistical
treatment, and many case studies, in
LEADERSHIP AND AMBIGUITY: The American College
President by Michael D.Cohen and James G. March Harvard
Business School Press
Their last chapter has an eloquent title and subheadings:
Leadership in an Oranized Anarchy
.........The
ambiguities of anarchy
......Leader response to anarchy
......The elementary tactics of administrative action
.....The technology of foolishness.
***************
"If crisp right answers on a matter of conflict are
necessary for morally compelling reasons, universities,
admirable in many other ways, may be totally unable to
respond. At their worst, they may show totally irresponsible
and anti-moral behavior. Somewhat similar things may be said
about the invisible colleges.
If Rice is gisterme , as I sometimes suspect - (and
others might suspect, too, if they search gisterme ,
this thread) - - there's a lot to be said in favor of
her - as a rational actor, with moral motivations.
Plus some big problems.
If some things were fought out, in public - the good things
and right points that the Republicans have could be preserved,
focused, and clarified - at the same time that the
enronation could be set out, put in context, and dealt
with.
http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@@.ee7726f/371
(links from Paradigm Shift .... whose getting there?
on the Guardian Talk boards.
lchic
- 09:24am Sep 28, 2002 EST (#
4617 of 4620)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed
~~~~
OK a woman president - for engineers then
"""I hope to leverage this unique opportunity for the
benefit of all engineers and scientists," said Bryant, who
details more of her thoughts about becoming president
following this release. "This includes the women and
minorities who are beginning to more visibly contribute to the
creative processes that develop products and services,
resulting in a higher quality of life for us all. I learned
long ago that women help women the most when we take our
profession and careers seriously."
http://www.ieeeusa.org/releases/2001/113001pr.html
lchic
- 09:33am Sep 28, 2002 EST (#
4618 of 4620)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed
~~~~
If Rice and Bryant got together to 'engineer' a way out of
the cold war ... change delivery of Nukes into delivery of
Maslow Basics with education ----- there is a thought -----
would they make a great team, I wonder ?
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