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October Summary Report | NTARI.org | 2024

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October Summary

This month:

  • Board Meeting October 7, 2024

  • Learning about grants with Tracy Babler & Associates

  • Published parts of our development philosophy

  • Published components of the Collective Intelligence Resource Library




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Listen Here
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The board discussed a move away from banking with Stock Yard Bank & Trust to Walden Mutual Bank, who's customer base aligns with future goals and offers immediate interest options. A vote on the measure has been postponed until January. Listen for more details.

 


Nonprofit Grant Writing Magic Course by Tracy Babler

Jodson began training with Tracy Babler's basic nonprofit grant writing course. He is scheduled to complete the course by November 2024.

 

Our Development Philosophy

Definitely not a comprehensive model, but you can get the notion (we think)


What is Network Theory?









In this republished article, we explain why we think networks are so important. Written before we discovered CIP.org, we'd like to include two of our favorite quotes from their analysis of Balaji Srinivasan's The Network State.


"Decades before the construction of the first precursors to the internet, social, physical and biological scientists began to use networks to move beyond the simplistic models of discrete and infrequently interacting atoms,"


"...networks were not originally and are not primarily a technology; instead they are a way of seeing the world that technologies can be built to mimic.."


A Network Theology










This article explains more or less where we stand theologically, but before you think this is your typical religious statement let's define theology as NTARI sees it. We don't see it as the scientific study of God as he cannot be observed. Instead we see it as the scientific study of how all things emerge from unity--a single source. Let us know what you think.


the Bronze Club










The Bronze Club is a playful literary perspective taken on the story of Theseus and Periphetes. In it we imagine the Institute as the demigod Theseus on his journey to become king of Athens, along the way encountering the demigod Periphetes, a thieving, murderous giant. Who is Periphetes and how does the encounter turn out? Click the photo to find out .


the Lost Sheep Resource Library










The Lost Sheep Research Fellowship Whitepaper is still being written, but if you're interested in beginning preliminary research to establish a chapter, the Lost Sheep Research Fellowship Resource Library is a great place to start. We have some helpful links on the network protocols (the close reading method and reciprocal teaching method) a Concordance Library, and a Machine Translator Library. You can start a chapter anywhere in the world in any language, concerning any theology. Learn more on our podcast episode about LSRF.


BTW, we made some really cool LSRF gear

10% of your purchase price supports the Lost Sheep Research Fellowship and the Network theory Applied Research Institute.


Roadblocks to Network Society | Mammon










In this article we examine how money affects decisions toward or away from social networking. Its complex, using a traditionally Biblical term to describe the use of a technology developed in the Stone Age. We also preview an upcoming solution we have for the problem. Let us know what you think.


How Does Collective Intelligence Work?









In this article, we summary all the technical stuff that makes collective intelligence a thing. Not sure if we did a good job or if you should just read refer you to the Collective Intelligence Project's Blog.Project's Blog.

 

The Lost Sheep Research Fellowship Meeting Recap - October 27, 2024


On Sunday, October 27, 2024, The Lost Sheep Research Fellowship gathered in Louisville, KY, for an afternoon of fellowship, study and discussion. The meeting began with a communal dinner and a prayer, fostering an atmosphere of gratitude and reflection. Attendees Jodson Graves, Grace Graves, Haley Mayer, and Andrew Mayer shared insights into their faith histories, deepening their connections with one another.

 

Grace brought her Bible and a copy of the Tao Te Ching, while the other members utilized their Bibles and phones for reference on other religious materials. The group collectively defined their approach to reciprocal teaching and the close reading method, agreeing to dive into the Tao Te Ching to complement their existing study of the Bible.

 

The fellowship began with Chapter 1 of the Tao Te Ching, reading it in three different translations. The group engaged in a thoughtful discussion, drawing parallels to familiar Biblical passages and exploring the deeper meanings within the text. They continued with Chapter 2, breaking it down piece by piece to gain a broader understanding.

 

The next meeting is scheduled for November 10, 2024, at 4 PM and is open to the public. We invite anyone interested in exploring the intersections of faith and philosophy to join us for an afternoon of insight and dialogue.

 

Excerpts from the Tao Te Ching

 

Chapter 1  

The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao;  

The name that can be named is not the eternal name.  

The unnamed is the origin of heaven and earth.  

Naming is the origin of all particular things.  

Thus, always desire to have desire,  

And never desire to have desire.  

By this, you will find tranquility.

 

Chapter 2  

When everyone in the world recognizes beauty as beauty,  

There is ugliness.  

When everyone recognizes good as good,  

There is evil.  

Therefore, being and non-being produce each other;  

Difficult and easy bring about each other;  

Long and short shape each other;  

High and low depend on each other;  

Sound and voice harmonize with each other;  

Before and after follow each other.  

Therefore the wise man manages affairs without action,  

And spreads doctrines without words.  

He teaches without talking,  

And does without doing.

 

We look forward to seeing new faces at our next gathering as we continue our exploration of faith and wisdom together!

 

the Collective Intelligence Resource Library

Forge Labs published three components this month with several more in the works. Stay up to date by subscribing to Forge Labs on the backend.










This light demonstration of the NTARI Backend Operations section built a proximity-based SMS network. Don't worry, no one is going to go around blasting nearby populations with spam texts. The network is regulated by LBTAS, the Leveson-Based Trade Assessment Scale.


LBTAS (Leveson-Based Trade Assessment Scale)









The LBTAS is a governor for interactions on collective intelligence platforms. Originally designed by MIT Professor Nancy Leveson and read about by Jodson in Peter Denning and Mati Teidre's Computational Thinking, LBTAS replaces the arbitrary 5-star system with an objective measurement of rendered value. Averaged output produces a score based on the user's interactions with other network operators--policing the platform

Internet-Based Peer Review

The communicators in the peer-review system are researchers, their more experienced peers (more researchers), and the invested public. Run through universities, peer review interactions have become muddled with reputation and financial incentives. Run through IBPR, its just the users and the facts.

 
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