(branched from the excellent 'what class would/could you teach' thread)
I would love it if someone would host a General Semantics class, this is something I have been very interested in for several years, ok decades, and I know we have some intelligent, or at leastlucid people in SL.
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daz Groshomme
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05-17-2005 11:13
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Aimee Weber
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05-17-2005 11:19
I'm sorry I missed the astronomy class that was being taught a few weeks ago. If that one got a repeat performance I would be interested. My interests in this would lean towards "entertainment", so lots of visuals and graphic descriptions appreciated.
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05-17-2005 11:21
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05-17-2005 11:37
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05-17-2005 11:46
'how to have a better orgasm in 10 easy steps' i'd deffinatly attend that one That class requires an oral report. _____________________
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daz Groshomme
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05-17-2005 11:47
"If you fell into a black hole the difference between the gravity at your feet vs. the gravity at the top of your head would be SO great it would stretch you out for miles like a big strand of spaghetti!!" Now THAT's Cool! "It is amusing to discover, in the twentieth century, that the quarrels between two lovers, two mathematicians, two nations, two economic systems, usually assumed insoluble in a finite period should exhibit one mechanism, the semantic mechanism of identification -- the discovery of which makes universal agreement possible, in mathematics and in life." [paraprase] There are more inter-neuronical connections possible in the human brain than there are atoms in the universe. (implying that our potential thoughts/feelings are vast, far vaster than we might give ourselves credit for) [/paraphrase] "General semantics is not any "philosophy," or "psychology," or "logic," in the ordinary sense. It is a new extensional discipline which explains and trains us how to use our nervous systems most efficiently. _____________________
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Roberta Dalek
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05-17-2005 12:19
hehe!! here's some quotes that have tripped me out from the creator of General Semantics, Alfred Korzybski. [paraprase] There are more inter-neuronical connections possible in the human brain than there are atoms in the universe. (implying that our potential thoughts/feelings are vast, far vaster than we might give ourselves credit for) [/paraphrase] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Semantics It sounds horrific! Horrible jargony, pseudo-sciencey, buy-our-very-expensive-course-here-and-fulfill-the-American-dream sort of crap. I prefer actual semantics  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantics |
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Olmy Seraph
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05-17-2005 12:21
Feng shui. I think SL would be a good way to teach this, because you could mock up a house or room and show where things should go, and use particles or something to show the chi flows and how the arrangements affect them. I'm a very visual thinker, so the books I've read on feng shui never seem to help me at all. I need some hands on examples of how to do it.
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StoneSelf Karuna
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05-17-2005 12:25
(branched from the excellent 'what class would/could you teach' thread) I would love it if someone would host a General Semantics class, this is something I have been very interested in for several years, ok decades, and I know we have some intelligent, or at leastlucid people in SL. have you had any linguistics course in semantics? anyhow, if you might want to read women, fire, and dangerous things by george lakoff since it will cover some of the topics in general semantics in detail. _____________________
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Roberta Dalek
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05-17-2005 12:27
I'd love an introduction to thinking in 3d course -a course explaining all the jargon in 3d graphics and which program is good for what.
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StoneSelf Karuna
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05-17-2005 12:30
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Semantics It sounds horrific! Horrible jargony, pseudo-sciencey, buy-our-very-expensive-course-here-and-fulfill-the-American-dream sort of crap. I prefer actual semantics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantics cognitive scientists and cognitive linguists are actually doing research along the lines of general semantics. "traditional" semantics fails to account for some phenomena properly. the problem is the general semantics sounds like the "sapir-whorf hypothesis" which gives lotsa people the heebie-jeebies. _____________________
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Roberta Dalek
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05-17-2005 12:38
cognitive scientists and cognitive linguists are actually doing research along the lines of general semantics. "traditional" semantics fails to account for some phenomena properly. the problem is the general semantics sounds like the "sapir-whorf hypothesis" which gives lotsa people the heebie-jeebies. It sounds a bit like a New Age cult  I have a degree in Linguistics - but did very little semantics. Pragmatics I liked, if that counts as semantics. The semantics course I did was too concerned with logic. Wikipedia's article on General Semantics includes the following "From this beginning, Korzybski developed a complex, controversial, jargon-riddled system of what he called mental hygiene intended to increase the student's effective intelligence. Techniques such as indexing with superscript numbers help in this task...After 1955 they became popularly associated with scientology but continued to exert some influence in psychology, anthropology, and linguistics. The development of Neuro-linguistic programming owes debts to General Semantics." This may not be neutral (Wikipedia jargon NPOV) but it certainly sounds as scary as hell. |
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StoneSelf Karuna
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05-17-2005 12:44
It sounds a bit like a New Age cult could be... i took cog sci at uc berkeley  one of the problem is that people take some of these ideas and go down the rabbit hole. the other problem enough people freak out about some of these topics to make really funny strawman arguments, and the strawmen stick around better than the actual theories. and for some reason linguists tend to over extend their theories into other domains... I have a degree in Linguistics - but did very little semantics. Pragmatics I liked, if that counts as semantics. The semantics course I did was too concerned with logic. george lackoff spends lotsa time trying to root the use of language in cognition, and rooting cognition in the body. sadly lakoff has started going off the depend, and over-extending his theories into other fields im me of you want talk about this... (as not to bore the forums with this) _____________________
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Lash Xevious
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05-17-2005 13:13
A new language.
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Nolan Nash
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05-17-2005 13:38
I'm sorry I missed the astronomy class that was being taught a few weeks ago. If that one got a repeat performance I would be interested. My interests in this would lean towards "entertainment", so lots of visuals and graphic descriptions appreciated. "If you fell into a black hole the difference between the gravity at your feet vs. the gravity at the top of your head would be SO great it would stretch you out for miles like a big strand of spaghetti!!" Now THAT's Cool! Astronomy as well. I am really looking forward to the next class by OmegaX. Aimee, I snagged a transcript of the entire class, I can send one your way if you would like. I know it's not the same as being there, but there is some great info in it. I also took close up snapshots of all the visual aids, i.e, photos and charts, etc. _____________________
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David Valentino
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05-17-2005 13:42
A new language. Oh..great idea!!!!! I so want to learn a second language. French preferrably. _____________________
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Hiro Queso
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05-17-2005 13:43
Astronomy as well. I am really looking forward to the next class by OmegaX. Aimee, I snagged a transcript of the entire class, I can send one your way if you would like. I know it's not the same as being there, but there is some great info in it. I also took close up snapshots of all the visual aids, i.e, photos and charts, etc. Nolan, I would be interested, if you would be so kind _____________________
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David Valentino
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05-17-2005 13:45
Oh..great idea!!!!! I so want to learn a second language. French preferrably. Oh wait..hmm..would have to be able to hear it clearly to speak it fluently. Perhaps using "Teamspeak" or Skype"? _____________________
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Nolan Nash
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05-17-2005 13:47
Oh..great idea!!!!! I so want to learn a second language. French preferrably. I would really like to brush up on my German, and learn some proper Spanish and/or Korean. I am afraid my Spanish is more or less street Spanglish, and that my Korean is sort of babytalk-esque, or so I have been told - I blame that on my ex - she taught me.  French would be cool as well, but I would like to finish and/or correct my bad Korean and Spanish first. _____________________
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Nolan Nash
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05-17-2005 13:47
Nolan, I would be interested, if you would be so kind I will send the items your way when i get into SL this evening. _____________________
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Hiro Queso
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05-17-2005 15:15
I will send the items your way when i get into SL this evening. thnx Nolan _____________________
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StoneSelf Karuna
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Douglas Callahan
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05-19-2005 18:47
physics so I can cut class.
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StoneSelf Karuna
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05-20-2005 22:41
does anyone have a good outline for teaching the basics of building?
i've had some people come by to customize their own bears, and they've need a basic course on making prims, coloring prims, linking and unlinking. an outline on rotations and cutting would also be appreciated. could you include time estimates to go through the material? thanks _____________________
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StoneSelf Karuna
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building classes or teaching materials
05-22-2005 19:26
hihi. i looked through events and found no building classes. (1 building class in the last 10 days)
and lotsa people have been asking me how to make/customize bears. and they've need a basic course on making prims, coloring prims, linking and unlinking. 1) are there any classes? and i'm just not find them? if so, where do i find them? 2) does anyone have a good outline for teaching the basics of building? an outline on rotations and cutting would also be appreciated. could you include time estimates to go through the material? thanks _____________________
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