Archive for November 22nd, 2011

On Matter

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

If memory is the foundation of everything and the first principle then what about matter? We view matter as curvature of memory (currently metaphorically) and also as a constraining “filter” device that limits (and processes) memories. The latter view of limits is similar to some theories viewing brain (body) as a constraining device for mental reality (consciousness)*.

(*) Irreducible Mind (Kelly & Kelly et al.), pp. 28-29

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Trace Analysis Patterns (Part 44)

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

Frequently we observe that several trace messages form a single semantic unit we call Macrofunction where individual trace messages serve the role of microfunctions. We borrowed this idea and distinction from functionalist linguistics. An example would be a software trace fragment where messages log an attempt to update a database:

#     Module   PID  TID   Time         Message
[...]
42582 DBClient 5492 9476  11:04:33.398 Opening connection
[...]
42585 DBClient 5492 9476  11:04:33.398 Sending SQL command
[...]
42589 DBServer 6480 10288 11:04:33.399 Executing SQL command
[...]
42592 DBClient 5492 9476  11:04:33.400 Closing connection
[...]

Please note that these macrofunctions need not be from the same ATID in the traditional sense like in the example above unless we form adjoint threads from certain fragments like “DB”.

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