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a thesis by<BR>
David Johnson<BR>
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Eric Tachibana<BR>
for the<BR>
George Washington University<BR>
Elliot School of International Affaris<BR>
Dept. of Science, Technology and Public Policy<BR>
Master's Program
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In the summer of 1995, David Jonson and I began researching
various areas of study which seemed to be converging to the conclusion
that the world according to humanity was changing, and it was changing
significantly and quickly. Over the next year, we put
together the text of "The Complexity Threshold" which attempts to
summarize our research and set forth our "grand theory of synthesis"
which we hope will add to the study of the coming emergent society, or
possibly the emerging post-society whatever that will look like.
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During the summer of 1996, I began work oin this web page which brings
our static thesis to the web and provides a platform for us to more
efficiently share our ideas (thus making one step towards feedback
enhancement which we suggest in the Policy Recommednations section of the
paper).
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The web site contains several resources which we hope you will take
advantage of.
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<TD>Firstly, of course, there is the paper itself. At this
time, the paper is simply a hypertext markuped document, and fairly
static. As the web site develops over the next year, and as the
technology itself grows, we will add more fluid linkages between sections
of the paper and enhance the multimedia presentation. For example, we
will eventually be linking all of the references from the paper to the
bibliography to make it easier for you to find reference information
while you are reading.</TD>
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<TD>Secondly, we have creted a Bulletin Board Program which allows you to
leave us your comments and join an archived listserv-like discussion.
The program allows for threaded discussion and since we will be regularly
checking the area, expect to be responded to. It is our hope that people
will come here to discuss issues that relate to the paper so that the
memes can lift themselves from the static pages and evolve as we all
learn more about our emergent world.</TD>
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<TD>Similarly, we have also created a real-time chat application so that
if enough people visit this site and become regular participants in the
discussion, we can hold regular meetings in which we will use the chat
to simulate a study session. Like a conference call, the online chat
will provide the ability to have real time discussion with mutiple
parties at one time.</TD>
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<TD>Finally, we have created an archived reference library containing
articles, usenet posts, faqs, and papers which relate to the issues
discussed in this paper. this "Net Culture" archive includes hundreds of
works which we felt were particularly relevant corresponding to as
many abstracts of
the articles as we have had time to compose. We hope to be
maintaining this permanently, updating it as we find new material.</TD>
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- Eric Tachibana (Selena Sol)
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