tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post13566266191429056..comments2023-12-20T19:30:28.788-05:00Comments on Fixing Psychology: Beyond the Brain: Difficult MetaphorsEric Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-51750891528325666392015-05-19T11:34:01.963-04:002015-05-19T11:34:01.963-04:00I think that thanks for the valuabe information an...I think that thanks for the valuabe information and insights you have so provided here.<br /><a href="http://www.concentrationdrugs.com/" rel="nofollow">best cognitive enhancers</a><br />Now Your Health Improve Guaranteed With Natural Tipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04089097086888530893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-87843584234752063522012-05-29T01:44:35.078-04:002012-05-29T01:44:35.078-04:00Try this,from here:
"Soft assembly features
...Try this,from <a href="http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=04136909" rel="nofollow">here</a>:<br /><br />"Soft assembly features<br />These are those assembly features where the<br />two mating form features connect together<br />without any physical connector between them.<br />For example, in plane-plane assembly feature,<br />the two plates connect each other without the<Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732977871048876430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-65861634725082687502012-05-28T22:53:52.485-04:002012-05-28T22:53:52.485-04:00I am still unsure if "assembly" in that ...I am still unsure if "assembly" in that context is a noun (i.e., the pieces) or a verb (i.e., the act of putting the pieces together), but in any case, why not just say "reversible assembly". I don't know of any other context in which the word "soft" is used as a synonym for "reversible". <br /><br />This whole expression is odd. What my body does when Eric Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-35062610288675630062012-05-28T15:34:39.422-04:002012-05-28T15:34:39.422-04:00Softness refers to the assembly, and means that it...Softness refers to the assembly, and means that it is reversible.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732977871048876430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-79950670977439802202012-05-28T11:46:38.385-04:002012-05-28T11:46:38.385-04:00Is "assembly", in soft assembly, being u...Is "assembly", in soft assembly, being used as a noun or a verb? That is, does "assembly" refer to the set of pieces or to the act of putting them together?<br /><br />I'm not sure I like it better either way, it just occurred to me that the word had both possibilities.Eric Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-68378441911393704222012-05-28T04:38:16.459-04:002012-05-28T04:38:16.459-04:00Lego is a great example of soft assembly. You have...Lego is a great example of soft assembly. You have identifiable elements that do nothing much on their own but can be temporarily assembled into anything within the range of their properties. That thing is stable until the pieces are required for something else, at which point you disassemble the first thing and use the pieces to build the second thing.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732977871048876430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-27256169175686825112012-05-27T18:34:49.422-04:002012-05-27T18:34:49.422-04:00But what does it mean to say that "the system...But what does it mean to say that "the systems your torso participates in are <i>reassembled</i>"? <br /><br />I don't mean to be obstinate, I just can't make the words work for me. Can you give me any other context in which the word 'assemble' is used in this manner, so I can try to make the connection?Eric Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-13259706778152841852012-05-27T02:11:45.648-04:002012-05-27T02:11:45.648-04:00Your torso isn't reassembled, but the systems ...Your torso isn't reassembled, but the systems it participates in are. Soft assembly is about systems, not elements. Flexible is too vague and non-specific, while calibration has a specific meaning that isn't the same as soft-assembly. Calibration is part of the assembly process; you have to tune the device. But it's not identical and it's important to keep those separate.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732977871048876430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-81025065191342040352012-05-27T00:18:01.627-04:002012-05-27T00:18:01.627-04:00Alright, so a few days after posting this, I got t...Alright, so a few days after posting this, I got to struggling with the part of our joint chapter in which you start invoking the 'soft assembly' terminology. I think the terms 'flexible' and 'calibrate' get at everything you are trying to say in a much more clear way. I just don't like the implication that my torso is 'reassembled' when it transitions from a Eric Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-50202445568470583072012-05-23T04:40:38.068-04:002012-05-23T04:40:38.068-04:00Soft assembly is pretty accurate, when you remembe...Soft assembly is pretty accurate, when you remember you're assembling task specific devices, not hands or legs. These are functional assemblages of task resources, and that assembly is soft in that it's reversible over short timescales.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732977871048876430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-33175846544578364232012-05-21T14:40:13.908-04:002012-05-21T14:40:13.908-04:00Yes, yes... and thank you for the better example.....Yes, yes... and thank you for the better example... but "soft assembly" is a terrible term for that! It is not about being "soft", and it is only loosely about being "assembled" in a certain way. <br /><br />After all, my grasping-arm and my punching-arm are assembled in almost exactly the same way (especially if I am grasping something small, or grasping something Eric Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412168482569793996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483944200593561804.post-13095405806462434572012-05-21T08:04:09.701-04:002012-05-21T08:04:09.701-04:00Soft assembly isn't about how well the assembl...Soft assembly isn't about how well the assembled device is held together. It's about how difficult it is to disassemble the device and reuse the pieces. My hand is 'hard assembled' in that I can't make it into a leg, but it can become temporarily coupled to other resources to form a grasping device, or a punching device, and I can stop grasping and start punching. Grasping Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732977871048876430noreply@blogger.com