From: thunk <gmkoller@...>
Date: 2010-03-28T02:50:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Boid writeup idea


Robert.

Plug-ins fit the external contribution feature, but they imply a much
larger program unit.   These things run 70 lines all stretched out,
half of the lines are things like the author name, date,
categorization "points" and such.  So far I have many Boids that only
make 2-3-4 assertions.

Maybe "pluglets", borrowing from sun? :)

I wonder what actual work is getting done by totally papered "Boids"?

Anybody know?    I read about them in the context of some operations
research problems.  The SciFi book from the 40's "Last Men, First
Men" (or close) is supposed to be the first "official" reference to
Swarm Intelligence, I bought the book but found it stilted and just
strange, it is one of very few books I started and have never
completed.

I will listen to these immortal words by the Trashmen for inspiration,
(backwards at 78rpm) snipped in below...


Thanks,


Thunk






A-well-a everybody's heard about the boid
B-b-b-boid, boid, boid, b-boid's the word
A-well-a boid, boid, boid, the boid is the word
A-well-a boid, boid, boid, well the boid is the word
A-well-a boid, boid, boid, b-boid's the word
A-well-a boid, boid, boid, well the boid is the word
A-well-a boid, boid, b-boid's the word
A-well-a boid, boid, boid, b-boid's the word
A-well-a boid, boid, boid, well the boid is the word
A-well-a boid, boid, b-boid's the word
A-well-a don't you know about the boid?
Well, everybody knows that the boid is the word!
A-well-a boid, boid, b-boid's the word
A-well-a...