R.I.P. Peter Matthiessen, author, naturalist, ecologist
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:rose:Died, April 5: [^]. His latest novel, "In Paradise" [^], will be released on April 8. A writer whose powerful novels, and non-fiction, brought home to many the beauty and meaning of the words "wilderness," and "wildlife," and whose exploration of the social, political, and economic, conflicts as "modern" cultures collide with so-called "primitive" cultures probe both the angelic and demonic aspects of human nature.
“Use the word 'cybernetics,' Norbert, because nobody knows what it means. This will always put you at an advantage in arguments.” Claude Shannon (Information Theory scientist): letter to Norbert Weiner of M.I.T., circa 1940
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:rose:Died, April 5: [^]. His latest novel, "In Paradise" [^], will be released on April 8. A writer whose powerful novels, and non-fiction, brought home to many the beauty and meaning of the words "wilderness," and "wildlife," and whose exploration of the social, political, and economic, conflicts as "modern" cultures collide with so-called "primitive" cultures probe both the angelic and demonic aspects of human nature.
“Use the word 'cybernetics,' Norbert, because nobody knows what it means. This will always put you at an advantage in arguments.” Claude Shannon (Information Theory scientist): letter to Norbert Weiner of M.I.T., circa 1940
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The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
