tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025686915333607023.post9124387043026537376..comments2012-06-01T18:03:06.593+08:00Comments on ShidON: lets talk important things, shall we?Shidohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09060227239868429962noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025686915333607023.post-6094589771366150672008-05-04T15:01:00.000+08:002008-05-04T15:01:00.000+08:00sahba, that is so interesting dang!im well impress...sahba, that is so interesting dang!<BR/>im well impressed!!!!!<BR/>wow! it is so cool to see that we have so much research to be done still, but that there are so many wonderful experiments and theories that have been developed!<BR/>thanks for sharing!!!<BR/>and thanks for all the other comments guys...!Shidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060227239868429962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025686915333607023.post-20335131122892353402008-05-04T08:48:00.000+08:002008-05-04T08:48:00.000+08:00SHIDOLINO!! just letting you know that I'm subscri...SHIDOLINO!! just letting you know that I'm subscribing to your blog on my google reader!<BR/><BR/>meanwhile, just yesterday I thought about something related to this election that just... struck me.<BR/><BR/>there's this concept called "wisdom of crowds" (wikipedia it, if you'd like to), which is essentially how a group of people will reach "the right decision", or, "the right choice" - no matter how ignorant that group of people may be regarding the matter at hand.<BR/><BR/>there are fascinating and practical applications of this: for an example, a few decades ago a group of people was asked to guess where a lost US Navy submarine could be - essentially because the Navy itself was running out of ideas. The aggregate of all those guesses was just a few hundred yards from where the stranded submarine was (and this was at a place several miles away from where the Navy, with all its experts, was guessing - if they hadn't asked this random group of people, the crew of the submarine would've perished before the Navy would've gotten to them).<BR/><BR/>anyway, going straight to the point: I was thinking to myself about how this election works. I mean, think about it. you have 9 people from each of the 153 countries, and they vote for whom they think is best, right? but... the vote is so amazingly disperse! and.. the voters are so diverse themselves - you have a farmer from africa and a businessman from europe, you know? it's just kind of odd that the end result should be a good one.<BR/><BR/>now here's what blew my mind away:<BR/>James Surowiecki, the main "proponent" of the "wisdom of crowds" concept, states that there are 4 conditions that need to be met in order for "wisdom" to emerge from a "crowd":<BR/><BR/>1) Diversity of opinion: Each person should have private information even if it's just an eccentric interpretation of the known facts.<BR/><BR/>2) Independence: People's opinions aren't determined by the opinions of those around them.<BR/><BR/>3) Decentralization: People are able to specialize and draw on local knowledge.<BR/><BR/>4) Aggregation: Some mechanism exists for turning private judgments into a collective decision.<BR/><BR/>Well I'll be damned if science and religion aren't in harmony!!!<BR/><BR/>INSANE, ISN'T IT?? :Dcartadosahbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072572867706363365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025686915333607023.post-27932134203418420712008-05-03T03:10:00.000+08:002008-05-03T03:10:00.000+08:00shido JOON! I agree. very well said!shido JOON! I agree. very well said!montaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414911616186252389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025686915333607023.post-60960178411439452532008-05-02T08:36:00.000+08:002008-05-02T08:36:00.000+08:00great post shido!!! my feelings on the matter exac...great post shido!!! my feelings on the matter exactly...limonanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198074956942255800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025686915333607023.post-49841840982510983832008-05-02T08:16:00.000+08:002008-05-02T08:16:00.000+08:00Shidan, you're a natural journalist!Shidan, you're a natural journalist!Barmak Kushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935169930944025658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025686915333607023.post-41491724752072848022008-05-02T07:43:00.000+08:002008-05-02T07:43:00.000+08:00Hey hey, Shidan, you have a blog! It was awesome t...Hey hey, Shidan, you have a blog! It was awesome to find you again in such an important matter with such nice analysis.<BR/><BR/>Your pictures really show the disintegration process and your text the need for a new model of leadership!<BR/><BR/>I'll certainly coming back here!<BR/><BR/>Your friend,SAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347931788211752492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025686915333607023.post-58458001626073016082008-04-30T14:28:00.000+08:002008-04-30T14:28:00.000+08:00Your words have made my heart sing and be filled w...Your words have made my heart sing and be filled with joy! What blessings! What the future holds for a newly awakened humankind.....and we are only at the beginning.....the dawn of a New Day..........and for some unexplainable reason we are a part of this. What greater bounty is there than this? To be able to be a part of this New Day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025686915333607023.post-81084683309385833902008-04-30T12:00:00.000+08:002008-04-30T12:00:00.000+08:00it is the centre of the universe and everthing ele...it is the centre of the universe and everthing elese revolves and depends upon it. what a moment. jaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025686915333607023.post-79376657141726912952008-04-30T06:40:00.000+08:002008-04-30T06:40:00.000+08:00I agree, I was so moved by the pictures of the spi...I agree, I was so moved by the pictures of the spiritual and dignified voting process. What an amazing time!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05334969603318926031noreply@blogger.com