The Global Consciousness Project 

Is there powerful force that
binds all of us together?

Do thoughts manifest themselves
in physical reality?

What happens to this force during a global event like 9/11 or a presidential election?

You will be surprised!

I have often talked with people about their beliefs on this. Recently I was talking to Kim Lamson about the Electric Sheep Project and moreover another project that has been running for years that has sought to scientifically measure this seemingly unmeasurable reality. Kim was kind enough to do a guest write-up on the project.

The light broke through at just the right time.

Well, the annual bonfire and carp fish happened on Saturday the 25th and although the rain and wind were looking to spoil it, the sun crept out in beautiful majesty right as the whole thing got started in earnest.  One of the best sunsets I have seen in a while. While all around us clouds and darkness swirled it seemed that our spot was the exception.

Just because Oatmeal Jack made the smart ass comment about Electric Carp.....Well here it is!  (w/Video)

"Now would it be too much to ask to get a Mutant Robot Carp with Frikken Lasers attached...C'mon people?"

Ohh what we could do with one of these at a WV Carp'n Hole!

The robotic carp developed by Ryomei Engineering (a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) is a curious example of a fish robot. This remote-controlled metal fish resembles a koi carp, and it's actually a great catch: 80 cm and 12 Kg. The following video shows the smooth tail movement. The robotic koi is able to swim in reverse and rotate in place thanks to its five motors. Additionally, it is equipped with a CCD camera and sensors for analyzing water quality. 

Apophysis Fractal Flame Editor - for Designing Electric Sheep Genomes to Turn Loose Into Cyber-Space for Evolution

I still find myself fascinated by Electric Sheep. Recently I took some time to figure out how to make them and place them into the collective flock.  It might sound complex to design an Electric Sheep Genome but with freely available software for Linux and Windows it's easy.  You can turn out some quite beautiful images.  Moreover, when they are released into the ElectricSheep.org Project they will appear on hundreds of thousands of people's screen savers. Additionally, they will EVOLVE-BREED-CHANGE-LIVE-DIE. This is the true beauty of them.

Well it's getting toward the end of the season so it was a good time to get in as much fishing and fellowship as possible before everyone is locked up in their cabins come February wishing that it was still warm and they could go fishing again.

Thanks everyone for a wonderful day of fishing and friends. One of the highlights to cap the day off was Dawn catching "the biggest fish she has ever pulled out of the river."  Way to go Dawn, a great catch for your first night on the river at the Infamous Carp'n Hole. You get the biggest carp of the night award. Which, by the way, just consists of me saying, "You get the biggest carp of the night award."

I had fished the night before and had great hopes for smallmouth...