“The difficulty seems to be, not so much that we publish unduly in view of the extent and variety of present day interests, but rather that publication has been extended far beyond our present ability to make real use of the record. The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and […]
Monthly Archives: August 2015
thoughtvectors
concept experience “saving the world”
by Lia Niebauer •
The website that I wanted to investigate more in depth was called greenpeace.org. I noticed from looking back at my history I had spent most of my time examining the “stories and victories” part of the website more than anything. I find it pleasing to see how active people are in trying to make the … Continue reading concept experience “saving the world” →
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Concept Experience
by karlamedecigo •
Associative trails: Well, I started off searching for texts in French to read out loud. Just because I wanted some practice. I thought that the easiest thing was to go along with what google search bar suggested. I looked at some of this poems and I got curious to translate certain sentences to different languages… Read More
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Bush’s Nugget
by Simplicity •
“Take the prosaic problem of the great department store. Every time a charge sale is made, there are a number of things to be done. The inventory needs to be revised, the salesman needs to be given credit for the sale, the general accounts need an entry, and, most important, the customer needs to be … Continue reading Bush’s Nugget →
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MTV awards
by thebuster1 •
any thoughts on Kanye West running for president?http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mtv-vmas-2015-kanye-west-818595
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Hello world!
by thebuster1 •
Welcome to Rampages.us. This is your first post. Does it make you sad you didn’t write it? You can change that. Write something better. Change the world. You are lucky enough to be in a position to do that. Make the most of it.
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Nugget From “As We May Think.”
by Danh Le •
Nugget – a section of a reading “It is the physicists who have been thrown most violently off stride, who have left academic pursuits for the making of strange destructive gadgets, who have had to devise new methods for their unanticipated assignments. They have done their part on the devices that made it possible to … Continue reading Nugget From “As We May Think.” →
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How Does It Feel When You Think?
by Simplicity •
What does it feel like when we think? Well, how does it feel to breathe, to itch ourselves, or to laugh? We as a human species take so much for granted that we don’t realize the extraordinary everyday events that we endure. The process of thinking really takes no thinking at all since we do … Continue reading How Does It Feel When You Think? →
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Concept experiences
by Michelle Pyliaris •
As I scroll the world wide web I can see how my thoughts often go towards my better health and long and improved life span. “Of what lasting benefit has been man’s use of science and of the new instruments which his research brought into existence? First, they have increased his control of his material… Read More Concept experiences
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How Does It Feel When I Think?
by Danh Le •
This is a pretty interesting question for me because I see myself as a thinker. I think all the time about pretty much everything but never have I thought about how it feels when I think, at least, not consciously. I say this because I believe I always knew the answer but I never consciously … Continue reading How Does It Feel When I Think? →
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“As We May Think”
by Andres •
Throughout this piece of writing many different topics are addressed and discussed. The topic that captured my attention was the lack of access of scholarly documents and research from the web. Imagine the advancements we would currently have if everyone had the same access to the web throughout the world. “When data of any … Continue reading “As We May Think” →
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“As we may think” Concept Experience
by kolarka •
This set of associative trails shows that my mind is constantly thinking of new ideas, sometimes related to each other and other times, unrelated. The use of the site “Stumble Upon” really shows the vastness of the internet. The site can take you to a seemingly infinite number of websites based on your interests. The … Continue reading “As we may think” Concept Experience
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“Associative Trails” Concept Experiences
by jazminj1 •
My friends and I were very curious about how certain religions differ and why and what makes people want to convert from one religion to the next. I currently live with two of my best friends, one being Muslim and the other Christian like myself. She asked me questions about my religion and I didn’t … Continue reading “Associative Trails” Concept Experiences →
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As we may think “nugget”
by Michelle Pyliaris •
‘Lucy’, dated to be more than 3 million years old, is the oldest hominid skeleton to be discovered. Lucy is also a movie starring Scarlott Johanssen. After accessing almost 100% of her brain she uploads all her memory into a computer. This is not far from reality as we are slowly giving our memories into… Read More As we may think “nugget”
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“As We May Think” nugget
by karlamedecigo •
“The world has arrived at an age of cheap complex devices of great reliability; and something is bound to come of it.” as found in the article As We May Think by Vannevar Bush. I find this phrase utterly interesting because I feel that it describes perfectly what the era we live in is about. Our… Read More
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As We May Think
by musiclover •
Science has provided the swiftest communication between individuals; it has provided a record of ideas and has enabled man to manipulate and to make extracts from that record so that knowledge evolves and endures throughout the life of a race rather than that of an individual. This passage was interesting to me because it had … Continue reading As We May Think →
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How does it feel when I think?
by karlamedecigo •
Thinking is something that I don’t like to do. Yes, that’s right. I do not like to think. If I think I get sad. If I think I get this deep, vast and endless cosmos of possibilities and thoughts. Every thought is like a star in what we call the outer space, or the… Read More
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How does it feel when I think?
by musiclover •
Thinking is a way for me to totally escape the present, while actually still being present. I like to take my mind places people would never go. I don’t feel overwhelmed, but more fascinated and curious than ever before. I’m the type of person that asks why and always try’s to answer my own thoughts and … Continue reading How does it feel when I think? →
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Thinking Nugget
by Edan Cohen •
“Science has provided the swiftest communication between individuals; it has provided a record of ideas and has enabled man to manipulate and to make extracts from that record so that knowledge evolves and endures throughout the life of a race rather than that of an individual.” This passage intrigued me in the fact that its … Continue reading Thinking Nugget →
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How does it feel when I think?
by Edan Cohen •
Its actually pretty funny to think about how it feels when I think. I feel like when I think my mind is zoned in on one thing and only one thing. I feel like I can only think about one thing at a time even though there are so many things to think about. My … Continue reading How does it feel when I think? →