This paper sketches how picture retrieval can be used by a document generation system for the inclusion of ‘photographic’ pictures in the documents generated by the system. The exposition is based on the What You See Is What You Meant (WYSIWYM) approach to knowledge editing and document generation (Power and Scott 1998, Scott et al. 1998). The paper describes an algorithm that makes use of a li...

Reproduced below, with a few small edits, is a paper I wrote in 1979 for the International Cybernetics Newsletter, as part of its ‘founding fathers of cybernetics’ series (Scott, 1979). I offer it here as a contribution to this special issue of C&HK because (i) I believe my younger self did quite a good job of overviewing von Foerster’s career (recall, he ‘retired’ in 1976) and (ii) the article...

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS My half a decade in Georgia Tech was the most precious and valuable time in my life. This dissertation is the result of not only countless nights to roll carts out, but also unconditional support from my beloved wife and daughter. I wouldn't have been able to stand here without their love and sacrifice. Numerous people have helped and supported me to complete this dissertation. ...

Professor Scott Baker was kind enough to present his empirical research on the relationship between judicial salary and judicial quality1 to the Law and Economics Workshop run by Professor Keith Hylton2 and me last fall and I am honored to be able to comment on it today. It is part of a growing body of literature in law that tries to shed light on important issues through statistical analysis. ...