Re: outsider everything

Posted by Marcus G. Daniels on Aug 21, 2013; 3:02am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/How-Laura-Poitras-Helped-Snowden-Spill-His-Secrets-NYTimes-com-tp7583618p7583708.html

On 8/20/13 8:18 PM, Steve Smith wrote:
> This sounds a lot like the problem of verifying computer-generated
> proofs like the early example of the 4 color problem.  It might be
> almost good enough to be able to verify each "step" of the proof and
> the "logic" that it all hangs together with, even if no human can
> claim to actually intuitively grasp the entireity of it?
>
Not a constructive proof, I'm claiming that from a bunch of wonky
premises the `candidate for proposed trust mode 3' can iterate a
argument forward in a useful, convincing, or subjectively interesting
way that causes me to listen for more.   It might just be because
they're a good at sales and that I'm a sucker.  The Kool-Aid is tasty,
may I have another glass?!

Marcus

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