what the sig means

[Phil Henshaw-2]

could be..., except that it opens a door to new worlds frequently
hidden in sight, but for most people it doesn't provide any spark!

>
> Not far different from what Ed Tufte termed "sparklines."
> See http://sparkline.org/
>
> -tj
>
> On 1/10/07, Pamela McCorduck <pamela at well.com> wrote:
> >
> > Oh,  Phil, I knew that all along.  :-)
> >
> > On Jan 10, 2007, at 7:01 PM, phil henshaw wrote:
> >
> > It occurs to me some of you may have wondered but not thought to

ask what
> > ????.?? ? `?.???? means.
> >
> > It means growth curves show you where and when natural systems are
> > emerging and connect with the behavioral loops inside that act as
a whole
> > and extend throughout, which are much harder to identify
> > otherwise.   They're an observer's an entry point.    With close
> > attention these exposed instrumental mechanisms can be appreciated
and found
> > to usefully differ from many our our ideas of abstract causation
applied to

> > them so far.    In two words, 'look inside'.
> >
> >
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comes

> > from poor judgment."       A.A. Milne
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