tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40823587421661705462012-01-25T11:17:12.565-05:00RMARS - Digital Manifestations. Mind theory. Brain and mind; HTM, or Hierarchical Temporal Memory; self consciousness; artificial intelligence; attention & awareness; sleep and dreaming; hypothalamus, thalamus, cortex. Corporate governance and shareholder rights.Ric Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256371979918346314noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082358742166170546.post-13864696886740755852011-01-16T10:11:00.002-05:002011-01-16T10:35:08.356-05:00

The Personification of Evil in Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian Cormac McCarthy’s 1985 novel Blood Meridian parts the curtains of human civility to reveal the terrible lust for violence and perversion that lies within. Set during the early days of the American experience, the book follows the exploits and misadventures of small band of bounty hunters as they rape and carve and shoot their way

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In On Intelligence (Times Books, October 2004), Jeff Hawkins sets forth a new theory of intelligence based on a concept called hierarchical temporal memory, or HTM. While HTM itself is not new, Hawkins’ application of HTM theory to the brain moves us significantly forward in understanding the human mind. HTM is a method for recognizing, storing, and responding to inputs that works by organizing

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Cycles are common in business and investing, indeed in all of life. What’s most important is not that cycles occur, but rather their depth and frequency. In the long, dark years that followed the Great Depression it must have seemed that the upswing would never occur, and the frustration of the slow climb back combined with the sheer magnitude of what had been lost to focus a great deal of

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In the earliest days of free enterprise there was little distinction to be drawn between the ownership and management of business entities. In most cases these roles were played by the same individuals, who brought to the economic system their own personal goals and aspirations, and in turn their own sense of accountability. For better or worse, this direct personal involvement provided the

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1. The interests of the shareholders take precedence before all other interests 2. Management should never dishonor the shareholders 3. The shareholders will rule on the affairs of the corporation at least once each year 4. Management answers to the board, which represents the shareholders 5. Management should never take actions that might harm society 6. Management should never take actions that

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