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Jim Blair

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May 31, 2023, 2:43:12 PM5/31/23
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From: Peter G. Sobol <pgs...@wisc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 9:54 AM
To: Jim Blair <jeb...@wisc.edu>
Subject: Re: Next Chaos meeting
 
Hello Jim - Clint has set it up so that only he and I can send to the chaos-cs group because msgs to that group go out to over one hundred people. If you want to send to the smaller core group, please send  to


I have made sure that you belong to this group and may post.

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From: Jim Blair <jeb...@wisc.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 12:26 PM
To: chao...@g-groups.wisc.edu <chao...@g-groups.wisc.edu>; Peter G. Sobol <pgs...@wisc.edu>; jm...@mac.com <jm...@mac.com>; CLINT SPROTT <csp...@wisc.edu>
Subject: Re: Next Chaos meeting
 
Sorry about Bernie. If I had known that he enjoyed sailing, I would have offered to take him out.  I was a Hoofer instructor, and often gave students lessons after our Chaos meetings.

As for that AI F-16, and even more so the newer F-35, the limitation on combat effectiveness is the pilot's ability to withstand g forces.  So, no human in the plane if you want to win the dogfight. The battles in future ariel combat will be to control your planes while jamming the enemy's ability to control theirs.

Jim

PS: this probably will not go to the Chaos group list
From: 'Peter G. Sobol' via chaos-cs <chao...@g-groups.wisc.edu>
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2023 10:18 PM
To: chao...@g-groups.wisc.edu <chao...@g-groups.wisc.edu>
Subject: Next Chaos meeting
 
The next meeting of the Chaos and Complex Systems will take place on Tuesday, 30 May at noon on the Terrace. We will discuss the pros (if there are any) and cons of autonomous weapons. Thanks to Jeff for providing the link to this video.
The U.S. military is testing an autonmous F-16 fighter jet that can make combat safer for American soldiers. In simulations, the AI already outflies trained human pilots. Here's how war could change with new technology. Brook Silva-Braga reports. "CBS Saturday Morning" co-hosts Jeff Glor, Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson deliver two hours of ...

Jeff also provided this link to the obituary of long-time Chaos participant Bernard Friedlander:
View Dr. Bernard Z. Friedlander's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.


Jim Blair

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Jun 5, 2023, 3:51:04 PM6/5/23
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Interesting article.  I suspect that I am the only member of this group who had a college classmate who joined the Benedictine Order. 

Am I right?

I knew that was the strictest of the Catholic orders and they spent much of their time being silent. My college was Jesuit, and I knew the Jesuits were the most intellectual of the orders, or so my friends claimed ☺️ 

There was a Benedictine college in the Kansas City area and we played then in basketball. I even made a "Beat Benie's Boys" banner for the game.

I would like to join this discussion, but I have another commitment and would appreciate it if someone would send me a copy of the minutes if possible.

Jim


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Peter G. Sobol

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Jun 5, 2023, 10:00:28 PM6/5/23
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I have spent some time with the Benedictines at St. Johns University in Collegeville, MN, which houses the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library. One evening I was allowed to eat with them in their refectory but was warned that they did not speak during meals other than to requests such as "Pass the salt." Turned out that they conversed like most people except sotto voce.
From: Jim Blair <jeb...@wisc.edu>
Sent: Monday, June 5, 2023 2:51 PM
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