<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Learning --> <!--X-From-R13: Zvat <Y.Z.Zb-94Nfghqrag.yhg.np.hx> --> <!--X-Date: from stimpy.globecomm.net [207.51.48.4] by in11.ibm.net id 865525588.35574-1 Thu Jun 5 15:46:28 1997 CUT --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.SOL.3.95.970605163814.7249B-100000@sun-cc203 --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199706050247.WAA01096#major,globecomm.net --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Learning</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg01195.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg01198.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg01191.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00408.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#01196">Author</A> | <A HREF="#01196">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#01196">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Learning</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Learning</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Ling <<A HREF="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 16:46:00 +0100 (BST)</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Wed, 4 Jun 1997, Todd Lair wrote: > We as a race progress very slowly even with massive amounts of exposure, > teaching, books, socializing.. and such. It took us practically *forever* We don't have any other races to compare with, for all we know, we could be the fastest learning species in the universe. (petty mode here :) > before we figured out that we could stay in one place, put a seed in a > ground, and have something to eat if we cared for what came of it. Most > of us simply take what others have done and add small, almost > insignificant, advances to it. The brilliant few of us make somewhat > significant advances based on other's work. > > We need books, we need others, we need teachers. No one has taught > themselves jack. There's also the 'I've seen this done' factor. I saw the village next door build bows out of branches, I know it's possible and I will try, even if it's going to kill me (I think I'm restating the above). Now, how do you translate to mud? (enuff of talk, let's see some implementation! :) | Ling _O_O_ Freshwater fish since 1976 </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="01167" HREF="msg01167.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Learning</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> tlair#mailzone,com (Todd Lair)</LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01195.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Threaded rand()</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01198.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Lessons of Lucasfilm's Habitat</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg01191.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Learning</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00408.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#01196"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#01196"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="01001" HREF="msg01001.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</A></strong>, Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:nightfall#inficad,com">nightfall#inficad,com</a>, Sat 31 May 1997, 18:52 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01167" HREF="msg01167.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Learning</A></strong>, Todd Lair <a href="mailto:tlair#mailzone,com">tlair#mailzone,com</a>, Thu 05 Jun 1997, 09:44 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01171" HREF="msg01171.html">[MUD-Dev] Learning</A></strong>, Jamie Norrish <a href="mailto:jamie#sans,vuw.ac.nz">jamie#sans,vuw.ac.nz</a>, Thu 05 Jun 1997, 11:28 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="01191" HREF="msg01191.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Learning</A></strong>, Travis S Casey <a href="mailto:casey#nu,cs.fsu.edu">casey#nu,cs.fsu.edu</a>, Thu 05 Jun 1997, 20:35 GMT </LI> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="01196" HREF="msg01196.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Learning</A></strong>, Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lut.ac.uk</a>, Thu 05 Jun 1997, 22:46 GMT </LI> </LI> </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00408" HREF="msg00408.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</A></strong>, Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Tue 13 May 1997, 01:26 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00431" HREF="msg00431.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Wed 14 May 1997, 01:04 GMT </LI> </ul> <LI><strong><A NAME="00393" HREF="msg00393.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re: Administrative notes</A></strong>, Miroslav Silovic <a href="mailto:silovic#srce,hr">silovic#srce,hr</a>, Mon 12 May 1997, 15:52 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00445" HREF="msg00445.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: non combat muds (was: Administrative notes)</A></strong>, Marian Griffith <a href="mailto:gryphon#iaehv,nl">gryphon#iaehv,nl</a>, Wed 14 May 1997, 05:00 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </ul> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>