CONTACTS 
0201 - Bootstrap Institute
020101 - Mr. Douglas C. Engelbart, Ph.D.
0202 - SRI International
020201 - Mr. Pat Lincoln; Director
020203 - Computer Science Laboratory
0203 - SRI International
020301 - Mr. Curtis R. Carlson; President and CEO
020303 - Executive Offices

SUBJECTS
Legacy Work Papers, Henry van Eykan Creating Web Site
Awarded National Medal for Technology, Pat Lincoln
Reception Honor Doug for Award National Medal of Technology
Carlson, Curt Noted Prestige Honor Doug's Award Brings to SRI
Carlson, Curt Reviews Doug's Work and History at SRI
Engelbart, Doug's Work on Mouse, Linking, Augment Passed Over by SRI

1408 -
1408 -    ..
1409 - Summary/Objective
1410 -
141001 - Follow up ref SDS 56 0000, ref SDS 42 0000.
141002 -
141003 - Doug was lauded today for his achievements that won him the National
141004 - Medal of Technology, and for his persistence in continuing to strive
141005 - for realizing his vision that technology can enhance collective
141006 - intelligence.  Doug is still pressing the battle, and noted in his
141007 - remarks that the need grows daily for a solution to expanding
141008 - complexity.  Logitech and SRI announced increased support for Doug's
141009 - agenda.
141011 -  ..
141012 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 to Curt Carlson congratulating SRI for an
141013 - excellent event honoring Doug.  Suggest offering scholarship
141014 - competition, ref DIT 1 KI6O, that encourages students to begin linking
141015 - the record. ref SDS 0 KI6O  Requested date for meeting on improving
141016 - SRI management, and research to advance KM, per below. ref SDS 0 B8RW
141018 -  ..
141019 - Copy to Doug, Pat Lincoln, project team. ref DIT 1 00W2
141020 -
141021 -     [On 001222 Curt is considering scheduling the meeting. ref SDS 63
141022 -     0001
141023 -
141024 -     [On 001228 called Curt to follow up. ref SDS 64 0001
141026 -      ..
141027 -     [On 010103 scheduled meeting with Curt for 010109. ref SDS 65 0001
141029 -      ..
141030 -     [On 010111 meeting cancelled, Pat wants to improve coordination
141031 -     and collaboration. ref SDS 66 EF6M
141033 -      ..
141034 -     [On 010122 meeting with Curt and Pat on SDS to enable SRI goals
141035 -     for advancing the nation and civilization. ref SDS 72 0001
141037 -      ..
141038 -     [On 050119 event at SRI honoring Doug's 80th birthday. ref SDS 76
141039 -     BZ33
141040 -
141041 -
141042 -
141043 -
141045 -  ..
1411 -
1412 -
1413 - Progress
141401 -  ..
141402 - Doug Honored for Pioneering PC, Calls for Finishing "Revolution"
141403 - SRI, Logitech Increase Support for Doug's Mission to Lift Competency
141404 -
141405 - Attended reception at SRI honoring Doug Engelbart, per the letter,
141406 - ref DRP 5 0001 from Mary received on 001209. ref SDS 56 0001
141407 -
141408 - Doug was awarded the National Medal of Technology during a ceremony
141409 - hosted by President Clinton in Washington DC on 001201, as reported on
141410 - 001114. ref SDS 42 0001  Today, he wore the medal showing the majesty
141411 - and pride of the nation in recognizing high achievement.  Doug's many
141412 - colleagues and admirers, over a 40 year career, were delighted by this
141413 - recognition for SRI's cherished alumnus.
141415 -  ..
141416 - During remarks today, Doug related that his award was based on work in
141417 - the 60s for having invented the mouse, hyperlinking, being an early
141418 - visionary for the Internet, and many other ideas that led to the
141419 - personal computer.  Doug was effusive in thanking those who supported,
141420 - and contributed to his work.  He commended his assistant at SRI, who
141421 - helped assemble the first mouse, and later went to Xerox PARC, where
141422 - he explained mouse technology, which continued to languish until Steve
141423 - Jobs noticed it during a visit in the early 80s, leading to commercial
141424 - success, as reported on 960612. ref SDS 8 7744
141426 -  ..
141427 - Doug explained current goals to continue improving productivity by
141428 - enhancing competency to solve complex problems, per the citation for
141429 - his award, reported on 001114, ref SDS 42 SU3L, and embodied by the
141430 - theme of the OHS/DKR project...
141431 -
141432 -
141433 -                       Unfinished Revolution
141435 -  ..
141436 - A representative from Logitech, possibly CEO, COB, founder, etc, but
141437 - not sure, lauded Doug's invention of the mouse, which is the core of
141438 - Logitech's business, and reported that Logitech is increasing
141439 - financial support for Doug's Bootstrap Institute.  A replica of Doug's
141440 - first mouse is on display in the International room at SRI, where the
141441 - reception was held.  It is interesting that Doug's original design
141442 - using a combination of gears, is still the core feature of today's
141443 - technology, as reported on 000119. ref SDS 14 6168
141445 -  ..
141446 - I met Sally, who is the wife of Doug's boss at SRI in the 1960s.  She
141447 - explained the constant struggle throughout the decade to obtain funds
141448 - for Doug's work.  Sally introduced her husband, who said it was a
141449 - miracle that it all happened, because the people doing the work knew
141450 - progress was being made on information technology to improve
141451 - productivity, but it was difficult to explain to people who did not
141452 - have experience, and would not invest time to acquire experience in
141453 - order to understand.
141455 -  ..
141456 - Doug's difficulty in the 60s getting support to develop information
141457 - technology at SRI aligns with the record on 981027 showing that
141458 - helping management take the next step by advancing from information to
141459 - a culture of knowledge is the "miracle of the ages," ref SDS 10 7315;
141460 - seen, as well, from a recent example on 990713 where "product
141461 - analysts" reported that adding "intelligence" to management at Intel
141462 - for improving productivity and earnings seems "funny" and "alien."
141463 - ref SDS 11 1767
141464 -
141465 -        [On 030527 1100 Pat Lincoln related frustrations from people
141466 -        working on the OHS/DKR project don't understand benefits of
141467 -        linking, ref SDS 75 FS6H; additionally, NIH refused funding
141468 -        another attempt to implement Doug's ideas on Knowledge
141469 -        Management with the OHS/DKR project, because Microsoft promoted
141470 -        Sharepoint for improving collaboration. ref SDS 75 FS6H
141472 -  ..
141473 - Doug related in his formal remarks that commercial success of the PC,
141474 - which his work made possible, serendipitously caused a change in
141475 - management perspective that eliminated funding for Doug's development
141476 - program, just when the rudiments of Augment NLS were being completed,
141477 - so that large scale pilot testing could demonstrate that PCs can
141478 - support Doug's larger goal of improving competence for handling daily
141479 - working information productively, as laid out in his 1972 paper,
141480 - reviewed on 000327. ref SDS 17 3971
141482 -  ..
141483 - On 001027 Doug offered some detail on the turbulence of his journey
141484 - over the past half-century. ref SDS 34 GL3W
141485 -
141486 -        [On 030527 1100 case study continuing difficulty getting
141487 -        funding for Doug's ideas on using computers for augmenting
141488 -        intellignece with OHS/DKR project. ref SDS 75 VK5L
141490 -         ..
141491 -        [On 090715 2123 SDS was nearly lost to history with change in
141492 -        computer design from 16-bit to 64-bit technology. ref SDS 79
141493 -        6V3F
141495 -  ..
141496 - Curt Carlson, president and CEO of SRI, who hosted the event today,
141497 - spoke about the pride and prestige that this award brings to Doug, and
141498 - to the SRI team, who fought hard for many years overcoming, resistance
141499 - to new ideas, supporting Sally's earlier comment. ref SDS 0 UG7K  This
141500 - aligns with SRI's mission to support basic research advancing the
141501 - nation and civilization, cited by Pat Lincoln on 000725. ref SDS 23
141502 - 0897
141504 -  ..
141505 - SRI's newsletter honors Doug's achievement on the front cover for the
141506 - November/December 2000 issue of "Highlights."
141507 -
141508 -
141509 -
141510 -
141511 -
1416 -

SUBJECTS
Scholarship Award to Foster Culture of Knowledge Using Essay Competit
Scholarship Competition Essay on Doug Engelbart Foster Culture of Kno
Culture of Knowledge, Preserve Doug's Legacy Use SDS
Culture of Knowledge Paradigm Shift Documents to Knowledge Space
Education KM to Use New Tools
Competence Values Compete Priority in Binary Force of Existence, Rod
Legacy Support Tools Maintain Access Historical Record, Essential Com
Culture of Knowledge Learn KM by Doing KM on DKR Project, 000326
Education KM Co-evolution with Tools, 000301
KM Educate Culture Knowledge Essay Competition Scholarship Award Futu
School Project Where Did PC Come From?
Scholarship Engelbart Fund Increased in Honor of Doug's Award

2814 -
281501 -  ..
281502 - Culture of Knowledge Requires Doing Knowledge Management
281503 - Scholarship Competition Could Encourage Implementing Doug's Ideas
281504 -
281505 - Follow up ref SDS 57 0001, ref SDS 43 0001.
281506 -
281507 - Curt announced SRI is increasing support for a scholarship fund that
281508 - will be awarded in Doug's name.
281509 -
281510 -     SRI could sponsor a competition in high school that awards
281511 -     scholarship support for the best essay on the future of the PC.
281512 -     Require that reasoning in essays be supported by links to the
281513 -     history of the PC, under the rule....
281514 -
281516 -                             ..
281517 -                            past is prologue
281518 -
281519 -
281520 -     ...see POIMS. ref OF 1 20H4  This would encourage participants to
281521 -     create a web of "intelligence" connected into Doug's publications,
281522 -     and that of others, per Doug's request in his letter on 001025.
281523 -     urging that work product of the DKR team link to relevant
281524 -     information in the record. ref SDS 33 00VU
281525 -
281526 -         [On 010104 scheduled meeting for 010109 to follow up.
281527 -         ref SDS 65 TR3O
281529 -          ..
281530 -         [On 010119 Doug indicated support. ref SDS 71 V5E1
281532 -          ..
281533 -         [On 010122 meeting with Curt Carlson. ref SDS 72 V5E1
281535 -          ..
281536 -         [On 010211 Jim Sporher supports technology to reengineer
281537 -         education. ref SDS 73 H4E9
281539 -      ..
281540 -     A recent letter from a high school student, who is following
281541 -     Doug's DKR project, shows interest and aptitude for performing
281542 -     this assignment at the secondary level. ref SDS 57 0001
281543 -
281544 -         Cited this idea in letter to Curt. ref DIT 1 KI6O
281546 -      ..
281547 -     This initiative would....
281548 -
281549 -        1.  Give Doug's legacy, as a major contributor to the PC
281550 -            industry, a stronger footing, per meeting with Henry van
281551 -            Eykan on 001105. ref SDS 37 8621
281552 -
281553 -        2.  Give Doug's idea on a connected environment visibility, and
281554 -            get a lot of young people into the habit of citing relevant
281555 -            information in references to ensure accurate understanding,
281556 -            as a first step of ABC improvement that fosters a culture
281557 -            of knowledge which lifts competence, cited in Doug's award
281558 -            for the National Medal of Technology, as driving force of
281559 -            Doug's work, reviewed on 001114. ref SDS 42 SU3L
281560 -            ..
281561 -        3.  Provide a use for Doug's papers that have links in
281562 -            every paragraph, which most others do not, so it highlights
281563 -            the strength of his concept, discussed with Henry van Eykan
281564 -            on 001105 on how to preseve Doug's legacy by implementing
281565 -            KM. ref SDS 37 8621
281567 -             ..
281568 -        4.  Invites a range of SRI projects in the education sector.
281569 -            For example, make linking faster and easier for everyone,
281570 -            adding addressability in the record.  Provides a path to
281571 -            fulfill Curt's objective for SRI to take the lead in
281572 -            enhancing education, reported by Pat Lincoln on 000829.
281573 -            ref SDS 24 OB7I
281575 -             ..
281576 -            Might lead to study discussed with University of Santa
281577 -            Clara on 951012 for moving beyond the limitations of
281578 -            information technology (IT), to deploy what today, we call
281579 -            KM. ref SDS 7 7488
281580 -            ..
281581 -        5.  A scholarship contest provides an efficient way to
281582 -            pay people for using new skills of Knowledge Management, in
281583 -            order to transition from IT toward a culture of knowledge,
281584 -            called out on 001025 reviewing Doug's OHS Launch Plan,
281585 -            ref SDS 33 S57K, and earlier on 001011 in the letter to
281586 -            SRI. ref SDS 28 0001
281587 -
281588 -
281589 -
281590 -
281591 -
281592 -
2816 -

SUBJECTS
DARPA Funding Deferred Due to Change in Budgeting Priorities
Augment Java Translation Jack Park, Brian Lincoln, per Pat Lincoln

3804 -
380501 -  ..
380502 - OHS Progress...
380503 - Augment NLS Upgrade with Java Implementation; DARPA Funding Deferred
380504 -
380505 - Pat Lincoln mentioned in chatting that DARPA has had a change in
380506 - budget priorities, which defers support for OHS/DKR.  Doug mentioned
380507 - in a letter on 001204 that the team met with DARPA, NSF and NIH during
380508 - the trip to Washington for Doug's award. ref SDS 53 4TWJ
380510 -  ..
380511 - Pat expects NIH funding for OHS/DKR development will be received in a
380512 - few months, as discussed in October with the team on
380513 -
380514 -     [On 030527 1100 NIH refused $30 million grant to SRI for funding
380515 -     OHS/DKR development project because Microsoft planned to release
380516 -     Sharepoint, which NIH officials believed would accomplish OHS/DKR
380517 -     support for collaboration at less cost. ref SDS 75 XD90
380518 -
380520 -  ..
380521 - Pat said that his brother, Brian, and Jack Park, are updating Doug's
380522 - program, Augment NLS, using Java.  This will provide an important
380523 - foundation for implementing the OHS/DKR capability described in Doug's
380524 - Launch Plan submitted to the team for comment on 001025. ref SDS 33
380525 - G3W8
380526 -
380527 -     [...below, Jack confirms work is underway on this task.
380528 -     ref SDS 0 UZ9L
380530 -  ..
380531 - This may expedite translating Augment archives for current use, also,
380532 - tasked in the Launch Plan on 001025. ref SDS 33 V9S1
380533 -
380534 -     [On 010111 Doug was not aware of work on translating Augment;
380535 -     considered transferring resources to develop Hyperscope
380536 -     architecture. ref SDS 67 IB9F
380538 -      ..
380539 -     [On 010112 Jack clarifies the record today, reporting that no
380540 -     actual work has been done on this matter. ref SDS 68 P47F
380542 -      ..
380543 -     [On 010321 report that NIH decided against funding SRI's
380544 -     project. ref SDS 74 JC46
380546 -      ..
380547 -     [On 060211 Open Iris Java web-application SRI CALO project
380548 -     sponsored by DARPA, ref SDS 77 YY5K, seems conflicting with
380549 -     mistaken belief worrying on 030527 about loss of confidentiality
380550 -     using SDS records that are not produced on the Internet.
380551 -     ref SDS 75 ZU3G
380552 -
380553 -
380554 -
3806 -

SUBJECTS
Pilot Test 20-60 Min Conflicts Knowledge Pays Off Days, Weeks, Months
Meaning Drift Not Known Problem that Needs Solution
SRI Research KM and SDS, Pat Lincoln
Knowledge Different from Information
Culture of Knowledge Transition from Information Culture
Knowledge Different from Data, Information, Wordprocessing Inadequate
Culture of Knowledge Paradigm Shift Documents to Knowledge Space
Com Metrics Improve SRI Management Meeting with Curt Carlson
Research KM Proposal to SRI, Meeting with Curt Carlson
Carlson, Curt Sets Meeting Review Research Proposal on KM to Pilot Te
SRI Use SDS Improve Management
SRI Experience Prevents Letting New Opportunities Slip Away to Others
SDS Opportunity to Lead in Developing KM

7915 -
791601 -  ..
791602 - Research Proposal on Knowledge Management Pending Review
791603 -
791604 - Pat has been traveling a lot.  He has not had time to review the
791605 - research opportunities to advance Knowledge Management, which were
791606 - submitted on 001011. ref SDS 28 0001  This aligns with understandings
791607 - on 001017 where there wasn't enough time to review planning for SRI to
791608 - support Knowledge Management using SDS, ref SDS 29 0001, nor to
791609 - schedule meetings for SRI to evaluate Communication Metrics for
791610 - improving SRI management, from planning on 000829. ref SDS 24 PU4H
791612 -  ..
791613 - Pat introduced Vicky Stavridou.  She heads up Curt's project to
791614 - improve SRI management.  Vicky was not familiar with SDS nor Com
791615 - Metrics.
791617 -  ..
791618 - Vicky suggested we set up a meeting through Pat, per prior planning.
791619 -
791620 -     [On 001221 Pat Lincoln facilitated follow up with Vicky.
791621 -     ref SDS 62 0001
791623 -  ..
791624 - Visited with Curt Carlson.
791626 -  ..
791627 - Congratulated Curt on hosting the event today for Doug, and mentioned
791628 - Doug's concern about not falling into the trap of overlooking powerful
791629 - new discoveries, ref SDS 0 NK6F, because......
791631 -        ..
791632 -       Opportunity comes dressed in coveralls and looks like work
791634 -  ..
791635 - Curt feels SRI has more experience now in recognizing cutting edge
791636 - solutions, and so is more watchful to avoid past mistakes that allowed
791637 - others to benefit from SRI's research.
791639 -  ..
791640 - Curt was not familiar with SDS, Communication Metrics, nor proposals
791641 - for research to advance KM submitted to SRI on 001011. ref SDS 28 0001
791643 -  ..
791644 - He feels SRI is well positioned to support research for advancing
791645 - Doug's objective to improve competency, and, also, improve daily
791646 - management at SRI to save time and money.
791647 - ..
791648 - We reviewed the idea of adding a new form of business "metric"
791649 - to daily communication that augments human intelligence, as set out in
791650 - POIMS. ref OF 1 0561  This enables a culture of knowledge, commonly
791651 - described as "Knowledge Management," that solves information overload.
791653 -  ..
791654 - Curt asked how it works?
791656 -  ..
791657 - The goal is to improve "understanding" and "follow up," more generally
791658 - called "listening," as set out in the record on 890809. ref SDS 2 CJ9J
791659 - Better listening, which some authorities call "collaboration,"
791660 - requires technology and skills to create and maintain connections of
791661 - cause and effect, and to expand span of attention so that critical
791662 - details are not forgotten due to limited time, which is generally
791663 - called "information overload."  Communication Metrics is a management
791664 - science to accomplish these requirements. (see NWO, ref OF 2 3279)
791665 -
791666 - "Metrics" for communication adds "intelligence" to information, which
791667 - is comprised of organization, analysis, alignment that verifies
791668 - accuracy, summary connected to detail (as in this record), and
791669 - feedback to further establish accuracy, and track action items so that
791670 - leadership is effective, see POIMS. ref OF 1 1298
791671 -
791672 -     [On 001221 cited Curt's inquiry to illustrate how "intelligence"
791673 -     improves management in letter to Vicky Stavridou. ref SDS 62 0001
791675 -      ..
791676 -     [On 010122 Curt planned to review POIMS, then see demonstraton of
791677 -     how SDS supports Knowledge Management. ref SDS 72 458J
791679 -  ..
791680 - Curt asked where this is applied?
791682 -  ..
791683 - PG&E and the US Army Corps of Engineers report Com Metrics saves time
791684 - and money by making daily management productive. see General Hatch's
791685 - comments. ref DRP 1 6172
791687 -  ..
791688 - Meetings on projects, like those Doug conducted this past year at SRI,
791689 - are enhanced by Communication Metrics, see for example the meeting on
791690 - 001017. ref SDS 30 0000
791692 -  ..
791693 - Telephone calls are more productive using Com Metrics, for example the
791694 - telecon with Pat on 001017. ref SDS 29 0001
791696 -  ..
791697 - Correspondence is improved, for example the letter to Doug reviewing
791698 - his OHS Launch Plan, ref DIP 2 0001, in the manner he requested on
791699 - 001025.
791701 -  ..
791702 - Thus, all knowledge work is improved by adding "intelligence" support,
791703 - see POIMS. ref OF 1 6649
791705 -  ..
791706 - Another example is this event for Doug today.  Some of our discussions
791707 - cry out for follow up.  Experience shows that follow up works better
791708 - when placed in the context of chronology on prior related events,
791709 - commitments, requirements, regulations and policy.
791710 - ..
791711 - Curt said this sounds helpful.
791713 -  ..
791714 - He observed it is easy to lose track of information, and overlook
791715 - correlations, implications and contextual nuance, during a busy day
791716 - filled with meetings, calls and correspondence.  Lack of preparation
791717 - causes cursory, ad hoc analysis that hampers the ability to obtain
791718 - closure.  This problem is called limited span of attention, and has
791719 - been noticed by Henry Kissinger, reviewed on 940609, ref SDS 6 4238,
791720 - by Andy Grove at Intel, reviewed on 980307, ref SDS 9 3668, Peter
791721 - Drucker, reviewed on 931130, ref SDS 5 1855, and many others,
791722 - including of Doug Engelbart, for example in his 1972 paper reviewed on
791723 - 000327. ref SDS 17 3971
791725 -  ..
791726 - The underlying problem is an expanding flow of information being
791727 - processed by a constant cognitive capacity in the human mind that
791728 - causes meaning drift, where people act on incorrect memories, and pass
791729 - them on to others, which leads to a morass of mistakes, rework, delay,
791730 - extra cost, loss and conflict. (see NWO... ref OF 2 9449)  Eventually,
791731 - poor management impacts earnings, and stock prices, as we are
791732 - witnessing now, see report on 001207. ref SDS 55 0001
791733 - ..
791734 - Knowledge Management takes more than powerful new technology.
791736 -  ..
791737 - People skills and leadership with a broader vision are essential to
791738 - improve performance, as explained in NWO. ref OF 2 6369
791739 -
791740 -     Cited this idea in letter to Curt. ref DIT 1 4V9F
791741 -
791742 -     [On 001221 new reports on fears of recession. ref SDS 60 0001
791744 -      ..
791745 -     [On 001222 letter to Pat notesg KM is 1 part tools, 2 parts
791746 -     people. ref SDS 63 5E5F
791748 -      ..
791749 -     [On 010114 KM split into groups striving to build tools for better
791750 -     collaboration and coordination, and those who feel only people
791751 -     skills are needed. ref SDS 69 X5GW
791753 -      ..
791754 -     [On 010116 letter to Pat makes same point. ref SDS 70 0001
791756 -  ..
791757 - Curt suggested we meet to review how Communication Metrics can support
791758 - SRI, and how SRI can advance research on KM.
791759 -
791760 -     Confirmed this objective in letter to Curt. ref DIT 1 004O
791761 -
791762 -     [On 001222 Curt is considering scheduling the meeting. ref SDS 63
791763 -     0001
791765 -      ..
791766 -     [On 010103 scheduled meeting with Curt, Pat and Vicky for 010109.
791767 -     ref SDS 65 0001
791769 -      ..
791770 -     [On 010111 meeting cancelled, Pat wants to improve coordination
791771 -     and collaboration. ref SDS 66 EF6M
791773 -      ..
791774 -     [On 010122 Curt planned to review POIMS, then see demonstraton of
791775 -     how SDS supports Knowledge Management. ref SDS 72 458J
791777 -  ..
791778 - Visited with Doug, who was surrounded by well wishers throughout the
791779 - event.  Congratulated Doug on his award.  He commented, re-stating his
791780 - formal remarks, that he wants to leverage his award for his work
791781 - decades ago, to advance his larger objective today for OHS/DKR, as
791782 - discussed on 001128. ref SDS 51 CH5F  Noted Curt's idea about meeting
791783 - on SDS and Com Metrics that can move Doug's agenda forward, discussed
791784 - previously on 991222. ref SDS 13 0837
791785 -
791786 -     [...above, a scholarship competition is proposed to engage a lot
791787 -     of people in applying Doug's ideas. ref SDS 0 KI6O
791789 -      ..
791790 -     [On 010111 Doug supports using Communication Manager to apply SDS
791791 -     for improving management at SRI. ref SDS 67 B2WY
791793 -  ..
791794 - //
791795 - Curt mentioned to Doug that he has completed a manuscript for a new
791796 - book, and would like Doug to review and comment.
791797 - //
791798 - Also, notified Pat Lincoln about Curt's possible interest in meeting
791799 - to improve SRI management, and consider research on KM.
791800 -
791801 -
791802 -
791803 -
7919 -

SUBJECTS
Ontology, SDS Scope, Ontologos
Augment Upgraded with Java, by Jack Park, Brian Lincoln, per Pat Linc
Keeler, Mary Supports Jack Park's 3-layer Architecture to Implement P
Keeler, Mary Objects to Alphabet Technology, Believes Dialog Stronger
Park, Jack Ontology Program Demonstrated
Production Can be Started by Contributors Eugene Kim
Java Upgrade Augment by Jack Park, Brian Lincoln, Pat Lincoln
Ontology Program Taking Shape, Jack Demonstrates at Event Honoring Do

8910 -
891101 -  ..
891102 - Progress on Doug's OHS/DKR Objectives, Developing Ontology Tools
891103 -
891104 - Jack Park showed an example of the work he and Howard Liu are doing to
891105 - develop ontology capabilities to support the OHS/DKR, which he
891106 - explained in a recent letter on 001130, ref SDS 52 0246 and
891107 - ref SDS 52 2X7N, and again on 001214. ref SDS 58 0001  This effort
891108 - strives to implement requirements for automating subjects and links,
891109 - which Jack proposed on 000623. ref SDS 20 4752
891110 - ..
891111 - Eric Armstrong visited with us; he did not indicate progress
891112 - with his OHS project, last reported on 001122 working on architecture
891113 - issues. ref SDS 48 0001  Eric mentioned Paul Fernhout's analysis on
891114 - 001219 proposing focus on values, and worry that accelerated growth of
891115 - technology under the Bootstrapping prescription poses a significant
891116 - risk. see review yesterday, ref SDS 59 0001 and in particular on
891117 - corporations not having appropriate values for using KM. ref SDS 59
891118 - 1900
891120 -  ..
891121 - Analysis of collaboration among team members shows that values present
891122 - a significant challenge for organizing an effective record.
891123 - ref SDS 59 UM8M
891124 -
891125 -     [On 001221 Eric submitted letter confirming this discussion.
891126 -     ref SDS 61 HE6I
891128 -  ..
891129 - Jack, also, mentioned plans to render Doug's Augment NLS program in a
891130 - modern version using Java, per Pat's comments. ref SDS 0 BV3W
891131 -
891132 -     [On 010112 Jack clarifies the record today, reporting that no
891133 -     actual work has been done on this matter. ref SDS 68 P47F
891134 -
891135 -     [On 060211 Open Iris Java web-application SRI CALO project
891136 -     sponsored by DARPA, ref SDS 77 YY5K, seems conflicting with
891137 -     mistaken belief worrying on 030527 about loss of confidentiality
891138 -     using SDS records that are not produced on the Internet.
891139 -     ref SDS 75 ZU3G
891141 -  ..
891142 - Joe Williams expects that SDS can be improved and made easier to apply
891143 - day-to-day by rendering the capability in XML.  This is an exciting
891144 - prospect.  We need to see some work product showing the advantages
891145 - anticipated from using XML, and weigh that evidence with Ken Holman's
891146 - letter on 001124 relating limitations of XML for supporting Knowledge
891147 - Management. ref SDS 50 0001
891148 - ..
891149 - Discussed briefly, managing subjects effectively in light of the
891150 - organic structure of events, and complexity that occurs in human
891151 - affairs, per the letter from Paul Fernhout on 001025. ref SDS 33 LR6N
891152 - Jack did not recall today having described this problem as the
891153 - Pandora's box of everything Doug is talking about, in his letter on
891154 - 000221.
891155 -
891156 -      Jack requested a link to the record on 000221. ref SDS 15 7455
891157 -
891158 - ..
891159 - Mary Keeler traveled to attend Doug's event today, from her
891160 - research work at the University of Washington.  She is still caring
891161 - for her mother in Idaho.
891163 -  ..
891164 - Mary was kind in relating additional aspects of Charles Peirce's
891165 - philosophy on the theory of knowledge, noting that experience aids in
891166 - the continual task of refining accuracy.  This seems to align with her
891167 - presentation to Doug's team at SRI on 000518. ref SDS 19 3528
891169 -  ..
891170 - Mary spoke favorably of Jack Park's plan for a 3-layer architecture
891171 - incorporating ideas about "knowledge" from the presentation on 000518,
891172 - ref SDS 19 8439, and later explained in Jack's letter to the DKR team
891173 - on 000623.
891175 -  ..
891176 - Action items on Jack's submission are pending, ref SDS 20 EK3W, along
891177 - with others reported to the team on 000922. ref SDS 25 0001
891179 -  ..
891180 - Today, Mary objected to the notion that alphabet technology is a
891181 - stronger way of augmenting human intelligence than is dialog, speech,
891182 - conversation, re-stating debates of Plato, Aristotle, and others on
891183 - this core issue, reviewed on 991108. ref SDS 12 7426  She noted text
891184 - is burdensome, while the human mind can more easily absorb
891185 - conversation in stories.  We agree that stories are a powerful form of
891186 - human knowledge, see Jeremy Campbell's book, the "Improbable Machine,"
891187 - reviewed on 900303. ref SDS 3 3016  More recently, Rolf Jensen related
891188 - the power of stories in human reasoning, reviewed on 000307.
891189 - ref SDS 16 0783
891190 -
891191 -    [On 071113 Jack Park submits paper explaining power of alphabet
891192 -    technology to advance civilization. ref SDS 78 PH4K
891194 -  ..
891195 - We reviewed the advantage that keyboard and computer screen bring to
891196 - the process of crafting and constructing ideas with permanently wired
891197 - connections of cause and effect, that are missing from dialog, which
891198 - was considered recently by Doug's DKR team on 001206. ref SDS 54 0001
891199 - This necessarily applies a much larger share of human mental strength,
891200 - as related on 980307, reviewing Andy Grove's book, "Only the Paranoid
891201 - Survive." ref SDS 9 4810
891203 -  ..
891204 - Mary disagrees; she feels new technologies will make it possible to
891205 - craft, edit and align oral communications in the manner that alphabet
891206 - technology now supports for text.
891208 -  ..
891209 - Mary advised that Joe Ransdell is a respected voice in philosophy,
891210 - including Peirce's Semiotics, as reviewed on 000515, ref SDS 18 0005,
891211 - and later on 000713. ref SDS 21 4176  Advancing years, now at 70, make
891212 - it more difficult for Joe to maintain the output of prior years.  As a
891213 - result he has not been able to complete his review of Communication
891214 - Metrics, which he planned to do on 000724. ref SDS 22 0002
891216 -  ..
891217 - I asked if she knows of anyone else who can complete the review that
891218 - Joe started?
891220 -  ..
891221 - Mary feels people in academy are busy with their own research and
891222 - teaching duties, so there isn't enough time to consider Communication
891223 - Metrics theory of converting information into knowledge by integrating
891224 - time and alphabet technology, in order to augment intelligence, and
891225 - lift civilization to a new plateau.  Neither is there enough time to
891226 - test the theory using SDS technology.  Everybody is too busy, as
891227 - related in the letter to the DKR team, ref DIP 1 MH6J, submitted on
891228 - 001004. ref SDS 27 0001
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