What's new
11 Jan 25:
Added The resource relationships chart to the 10 axioms of Society page.
28 Dec 24:
Several additions to the Don't read this... page.
7 Dec 24:
Added the How to build resilience page.
29 Oct 24:
Update of the ShapeWorld page.
24 Sep 24:
Addition to the Brief, lists the sources used to compare the concept used in the
thesis A Multi-level Context Evaluation System (MCES) with the current Large Language Models.
Minor addition to the social experiment page along those lines.
Added the thesis PDF document to the Downloads page.
21 Aug 24:
Added Alien Musings together with explanatory comments on the 10 axioms of Society page.
Plus some additions to the Don't read this... page (not always mentioned here).
17 Jul 24:
Added an updated version of the OCTAM program, also updates of related pages.
6 May 24:
Minor addition to the CV page.
21 Apr 24:
Minor addition to the 10 axioms of Society page.
18 Apr 24:
Minor addition to the A guide to an enigma page.
14 Apr 24:
Ongoing updates and/or additions to the Don't read this... page (not always mentioned here).
11 Apr 24:
Reorganised the Downloads page.
17 Mar 24:
Added an updated version of the CauseF program, also updates of related pages.
14 Jan 24:
Addition to Parallels > Global politics, how the world is moving towards the predictions
made in "2050: Age of the Silverback".
3 Nov 23:
Ongoing additions to the page Don't read this....
23 Oct 23:
Added an update to the page Statement from the Mind Update - 23 October 2023.
1 Sep 23:
Added an update to the page Statement from the Mind Update - 1 September 2023.
21 Aug 23:
Additions to the page Don't read this....
2 Aug 23:
Added an update to the page Statement from the Mind Update - 2 August 2023.
12 Jun 23:
Minor addition to the page Don't read this....
24 May 23:
Minor addition to the pages Statement from the Mind and Don't read this....
14 Apr 23:
Added the pages Statement from the Mind, Statements from ChatGPT, Apple computers - advertisement.
Also added an acknowledgement at the bottom of the index page.
29 Mar 23:
Addition to Parallels > Behaviour, another confirmation of the Otoom model.
10 Feb 23:
Added to the page Don't read this....
6 Feb 23:
Added to the For first-time visitors page.
25 Jan 23:
Added to the page The mechanics of chaos: a primer for the human mind.
25 Nov 22:
Addition to Parallels > Global politics.
31 Oct 22:
Replaced the Brief with an updated version.
17 Oct 22:
Added to the page Don't read this....
4 Oct 22:
Additions to the For first-time visitors page.
23 Sep 22:
Updated the install files for TxtChanger and CauseF.
14 Sep 22:
Added to the page Don't read this....
11 Sep 22:
Added the page Socratic Discourse 5.
14 Aug 22:
Added to the page Don't read this....
23 Jul 22:
Added to the page Don't read this....
15 Jul 22:
Added the pages Socratic Discourse 3, Socratic Discourse 4.
14 Jul 22:
Addition to Parallels > Dysfunctional demographics.
13 Jul 22:
Added to the page Don't read this....
9 Jul 22:
Added the program TxtChanger v.2.0 and the page TxtChanger v.2.0 manual.
Added the pages Socratic Discourses, Socratic Discourse 1, Socratic Discourse 2.
27 Jun 22:
Added the program TxtChanger and the page TxtChanger manual.
24 Jun 22:
Added the page Don't read this....
23 Jun 22:
Rearranged non-AI programs under the "Other programs" button and added the page Other programs.
1 Jun 22:
New additions to Forum Mayaroma.
18 Apr 22:
Minor addition to Democracy: out in the cold?.
6 Apr 22:
Minor addition to FAQs cont. (last entry).
7 Mar 22:
Minor addition to Democracy: out in the cold?.
27 Feb 22:
Minor addition to List of blog topics.
21 Feb 22:
Added the page Democracy: out in the cold?.
11 Feb 22:
Added an updated version of BriefMWurzingerVGriffithUniversity.pdf. Now includes post 2011 events.
29 Jan 22:
Added the pages A guide to an enigma and Mind test.
24 Jan 22:
Added CauseF program version 4.5, the download (10MB), and the Manual pages. CauseF is an
interactive program demonstrating nonlinear systems.
19 Oct 21:
Added the page Notes on the Basic Charter.
12 Oct 21:
Added OCTAM (17.6MB) and the alternative download (32.4MB), a continuation from previous AI programs, and
the associated pages; the OCTAM introductory page and OCTAM - the artificial mind manual and onward links.
1 Jul 21:
Australia's fertility rate update in the Otoom-FertilityRateCalcs spreadsheet.
28 May 21:
A small addition to the Shapeworld page.
27 Dec 20:
Minor additions to the Contact and Disclaimer pages.
20 Mar 20:
Added the video Shapeworld on YouTube https://youtu.be/_tYYDTV2f8I (4.51 min).
Added the page Shapeworld.
Added the page Of frogs and things.
6 Feb 20:
New addition to Parallels > Role of governments in society.
4 Jan 20:
Listed Otoom-FertilityRateCalcs.xls on the downloads page.
13 Dec 19:
Updated the document Otoom-FertilityRateCalcs.xls with latest Australian fertility rate from the
Australian Bureau of Statistics.
11 Oct 19:
Minor addition to the page FAQs > Where does latency come into all this?
21 Sep 19:
Minor addition to the The mechanics of chaos page.
21 Aug 19:
Minor addition to the A brief summary of the Griffith affair > The latest page.
30 Jul 19:
Added to the page A brief summary of the Griffith affair > The latest.
21 Mar 19:
Added the page Submission to the Inquiry into aged care, end-of-life....
Minor addition to the CV page.
17 Jan 19:
Added the page Something odd happened....
21 Nov 18:
Footnote added to The naked culture page.
21 Oct 18:
New addition to Parallels > Behaviour.
1 Oct 18:
New addition to Parallels > Behaviour.
13 Sep 18:
New addition to Parallels >
Global politics.
6 August 18:
New addition to Parallels > Iraq war - and now Afghanistan:.
15 July 18:
New addition to Parallels > Behaviour.
29 June 18:
Minor addition the Disclaimer and legal notices page, regarding digital environments.
27 March 18:
Minor addition the Disclaimer and legal notices page, regarding third-party websites and social media.
17 February 18:
Minor addition the Applying Otoom page.
19 January 18:
New entry in blog topics,
for North and South Korea in 10 years' time?.
14 January 18:
New addition to the social experiment page, under Note - 14
January 2018.
7 January 18:
New addition to Parallels > Behaviour.
20 December 17:
Minor addition to the page Submission regarding religious freedom in Australia.
Corresponding change to the CV page.
13 December 17:
Added the page Submission (kind of) regarding religious freedom in Australia.
Minor addition to the CV page.
21 November 17:
New addition to Parallels > Infrastructure.
17 November 17:
New addition to Parallels > Religion.
27 October 17:
New addition to Basic Charter and Disclaimer and legal notices.
25 October 17:
New addition to Parallels > Behaviour.
15 September 17:
Added the spreadsheet Otoom-FertilityRateCalcs.xls. It features projections based on
available statistics from countries referring to fertility rates, the age at which women have children, proportion of aged people and such. Included are also questions
and ideas that suggest themselves from those calculations. As a work in progress it can be expected to be updated, but at the moment does not relate to any article
on this site.
16 August 17:
Added the page Submission to the UK Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence via the SSAISB.
Minor addition to the CV page.
13 August 17:
New addition to Parallels > Drugs.
12 August 17:
New addition to Parallels > Behaviour.
13 June 17:
New addition to Parallels > Terrorism.
14 May 17:
Addition to the Basic Charter page.
28 April 17:
New addition to Parallels > Role of governments in society.
23 March 17:
New addition to Parallels > Behaviour.
9 March 17:
Added the page The naked culture.
10 February 17:
Added to the Links page.
5 February 17:
New addition to Parallels > Global politics.
25 January 17:
New addition to Parallels > Science in general.
9 January 17:
Added the Brief, all the details of the Griffith affair (pdf), to the social
experiment pages.
8 January 17:
New addition to Parallels > Role of governments in society.
28 December 16:
New addition to Parallels > Terrorism.
9 December 16:
New addition to Parallels > Science in general.
7 December 16:
Addition to The 10 axioms of Society page.
1 December 16:
Added the page Submission to the 2016 Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights.
Minor addition to the CV page.
16 November 16:
New addition to Parallels > Role of governments in society.
14 November 16:
Added the page The Trump election: it's the reality, stupid.
11 November 16:
Added CauseF v. 3.5 for download, as well as the relevant updates to its Manual pages.
2 November 16:
Added CauseF v. 3.5 beta for download.
29 October 16:
New addition to Parallels > Global politics.
4 August 16:
New addition to Parallels > Role of governments in society.
28 July 16:
New addition to Parallels > Role of governments in society.
24 July 16:
New addition to Parallels > Terrorism.
Added the page An example of context.
16 July 16:
Added the page The Report of the Iraq Inquiry.
30 June 16:
New addition to Parallels > Terrorism.
25 June 16:
New addition to Parallels > European Union.
23 June 16:
Added the page Australia's Comparative Advantage report - an analysis.
31 May 16:
New addition to Parallels > Science in general.
9 May 16:
New addition to Parallels > Dysfunctional demographics.
25 Apr 16:
Minor addition to the social experiment page, under Note.
24 Apr 16:
Minor addition to the Further developments page, regarding functional autonomy.
12 Apr 16:
CauseF version 2.5 now available.
13 Mar 16:
CIC compound interest calculator version 1.6 now available.
10 Feb 16:
Addition to the Demographic orientations page (capital punishment data).
19 Jan 16:
New addition to Parallels > Behaviour.
15 Dec 15:
Added the book Antidote to the Books page.
10 Dec 15:
New addition to Parallels > Behaviour.
26 Nov 15:
New addition to Parallels > Behaviour.
18 Nov 15:
Addition to the social experiment page > Note - 18
November 2015.
6 Nov 15:
New addition to Parallels > Role of governments in society.
1 Nov 15:
Added the page Why the 10th anniversary of the Otoom website is worth celebrating.
Modified the Books page accordingly.
Minor modifications to other relevant pages.
9 Oct 15:
Added the page Excerpts from the Koran (1).
Added the page Excerpts from the Koran - cont'd (2).
Added the page Excerpts from the Koran - cont'd (3).
Added the page A burning.
New addition to the Downloads page.
Added the link to the Excerpts from the Koran (1) to the LFOA Analysis page.
Added the same link to the social experiment page.
5 Oct 15:
New addition to Parallels > Global politics.
6 Sep 15:
Added the page Submission to the National Consultation on citizenship.
New addition to the CV page.
26 Aug 15:
Added the page Rich vs poor = weak vs strong - The refugee crisis in Europe.
24 Jul 15:
New addition to Parallels > Terrorism.
Added the page Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Personal choice and community impacts.
New addition to the CV page.
17 Jul 15:
New addition to Parallels > Tax.
22 June 15:
Changed the search page to use an internal search engine rather than Google.
9 June 15:
New addition to Parallels > Global politics.
7 June 15:
New addition to Parallels > Behaviour.
31 May 15:
New addition to Parallels > Terrorism.
New addition to Parallels > Role of governments in society.
New addition to Parallels > Science in general.
29 May 15:
Added the page Something to learn about Education.
23 May 15:
Added the page The Great Barrier Reef: it really is great.
19 May 15:
Added the page Submission to the 2015 National Ice Taskforce.
8 May 15:
Set the viewport parameters to display the full width of a page on mobile devices.
13 Feb 15:
New addition to Parallels > Drugs.
22 Jan 15:
Addition to the Response to the summary page > Update
22 January 2015: Jackie Trad, local Labor state representative for South Brisbane.
9 Jan 15:
New addition to Parallels >
Terrorism.
27 Dec 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Science in general.
Minor addition to Parallels >
Terrorism.
26 Dec 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Terrorism.
21 Dec 14:
Added the page CauseF program.
Added the pages CauseF manual, Menus and settings,
Examples of scenarios, Bug report,
all related to the CauseF program.
Added the CauseF setup file under Downloads.
31 Oct 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Role of governments in society.
27 Oct 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Education.
24 Oct 14:
Addition to the social experiment page > Shades of 1975?.
10 Oct 14:
Addition to the CV page > summary.
2 Oct 14:
Changes to the Books page, "On the origin of Mind" is now available in
the Amazon Kindle Store.
23 Sep 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Terrorism.
9 Sep 14:
Added the page Submission to the 2015 Defence White Paper.
8 Sep 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Terrorism.
3 Sep 14:
Made a page on the Otoom blog available
for comments intended for Forum Mayaroma.
28 Aug 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Cluster building.
26 Aug 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Terrorism.
18 Aug 14:
Added two posters for the 10 axioms of Society page.
14 Aug 14:
Moved The 10 axioms of Life and The 10 axioms of Society from
the Otoom blog to their own pages on this website.
10 Aug 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Terrorism.
1 Jul 14:
Update to the post from 13 Jun, Parallels >
Terrorism.
26 Jun 14:
Minor addition to the the social experiment page > How disastrous an often naive involvement.. .
15 Jun 14:
Addition to the previous post from 13 Jun, Parallels >
Terrorism.
13 Jun 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Terrorism.
15 May 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Role of governments in society.
7 May 14:
Added the page The clock is ticking ... towards 2050.
28 Apr 14:
Minor addition to the page The ISAA: a home within a home in double
jeopardy > Footnote.
26 Apr 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Behaviour.
17 Mar 14:
Added the page An invitation to review.
7 Mar 14:
Addition to Aiding the catastrophe: Africa > Footnote.
6 Mar 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Cluster building.
24 Feb 14:
Minor addition to the A brief summary of the Griffith affair page.
23 Feb 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Role of governments in society.
New addition to Parallels >
Behaviour.
13 Feb 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Behaviour.
2 Feb 14:
New addition to Parallels >
Education.
5 Jan 14:
Added the page The mechanics of chaos: a primer for the human mind, since that same article had been removed by
the ISAA committee from their website.
Removed the - now invalid - link from the CV page.
9 Dec 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Terrorism.
28 Oct 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Cluster building.
25 Oct 13:
Addition to the the social experiment page > Combine a culture of fear.. .
20 Oct 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Dysfunctional demographics.
17 Oct 13:
Minor addition to the CV page > The results of a personality test.
18 Sep 13:
New addition to Parallels > Drugs.
17 Sep 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Dysfunctional demographics.
15 Sep 13:
Addition to the the social experiment page > 15 September 2013 update.
6 Sep 13:
Added the page The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014.
3 Sep 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Dysfunctional demographics.
27 Aug 13:
Minor addition to the CV page > General articles.
20 Aug 13:
Added the page In memoriam Artur Michl (German and English version).
18 Aug 13:
Minor addition to Further developments > Computer program.
11 Aug 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Global politics.
New addition to Parallels >
Dysfunctional demographics.
31 Jul 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Behaviour.
16 Jul 13:
Added new blog -
The strange things white people do.
8 Jul 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Dysfunctional demographics.
3 Jul 13:
Minor addition to the CV page.
Minor addition to the Response to the summary page.
Fixed the inadequate length of pages for browsers such as SeaMonkey.
21 Jun 13:
Added new blog -
Creativity - and its dark side II.
20 Jun 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Dysfunctional demographics.
14 Jun 13:
Addition to the Response to the summary page.
Addition to the social experiment page.
13 Jun 13:
Added new blog -
Creativity - and its dark side I.
24 May 13:
Minor addition to the Response to the summary page.
23 May 13:
Added new blog -
Home.
22 May 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Tax.
17 May 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Dysfunctional demographics.
6 May 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Global politics.
5 May 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Role of governments in society.
2 May 13:
Added new blog -
Is this scary?
20 Apr 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Behaviour.
18 Apr 13:
Added new blog -
The self-strangulating society.
12 Apr 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Cluster building.
11 Apr 13:
Added to the Response to the summary page.
2 Apr 13:
Added to Special Parallels section: Report: Inquiry into Multiculturalism in Australia - the cognitive view.
22 Mar 13:
New addition to Parallels >
European Union.
21 Mar 13:
New addition to Parallels >
European Union.
New addition to Parallels >
Iraq war - and now Afghanistan.
17 Mar 13:
Two new additions to Parallels >
Dysfunctional demographics.
11 Mar 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Role of governments in society.
New addition to Parallels >
Dysfunctional demographics.
6 Mar 13:
Addition to FAQs cont. > Why did you include ...?
4 Mar 13:
Upgraded the "On the origin of Mind" e-book available from the Books page.
28 Feb 13:
Added to the Response to the summary page.
Added to the for the censors page.
25 Feb 13:
Added to the Response to the summary page.
22 Feb 13:
Added to the Griffithgate: mirror of decay page regarding a report on
Chinese hackers; see under "1. Spies".
21 Feb 13:
Added to the Response to the summary page.
20 Feb 13:
Added to the Response to the summary page.
Validated all 81 pages (the W3C validation buttons appear only on the home page).
15 Feb 13:
Completed cleaning up the HTML/CSS code, got rid of the verbosity and streamlined all elements (a legacy of
using WYSIWYG during the reconstruction of the site).
Minor addition to the A brief summary of the Griffith affair page.
11 Feb 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Dysfunctional demographics.
Added the page Response to the summary.
6 Feb 13:
New addition to Parallels >
Behaviour.
2 Feb 13:
Minor addition to Basic Charter, para. 4.
New addition to Parallels >
Dysfunctional demographics.
1 Feb 13:
Removed the Facebook Like buttons from the home and android pages; IE causes several problems with the FB script
inside the body tag as stipulated by FB.
22 Jan 13:
New addition to Parallels > Role of governments in
society.
Added a Facebook Like button to the updated Android page.
21 Jan 13:
The Facebook Like button on the home page seems to work now (meaning it ends up displaying what is meant to be
displayed on the user's FB wall).
17 Jan 13:
SEO stuff.
Fixed broken links (hopefully I got all).
Added a Facebook Like button to the home page (but still working on it).
10 Jan 13:
Added new blog -
Perpetual motion and poverty.
3 Jan 13:
Addition to FAQs > What is meant by abstractions?
16 Dec 12:
Minor addition to the A brief summary of the Griffith affair page.
11 Dec 12:
Added to Special Parallels section: Fundamentals in education: lessons from the classics.
7 Dec 12:
Minor additions to the A brief summary of the Griffith affair page.
6 Dec 12:
Added new blog - Next
thing you know, they'll invent the screwdriver.
29 Nov 12:
Added the page A brief summary of the Griffith affair under
the social experiment.
26 Nov 12:
Added to Special Parallels section: The not so hidden costs of feminism.
24 Nov 12:
New addition to Parallels > Role
of governments in society.
16 Nov 12:
Added the page Animation of AI engine states, as part of
the OVideo program.
14 Nov 12:
New addition to Parallels > European Union.
Added new blog - Of
flowers and people: the EU and Greece.
9 Nov 12:
New addition to Parallels > Global politics.
New addition to Parallels > Drugs.
7 Nov 12:
Added new blog - Those
tricky (re)interpretations!
29 Oct 12:
Addition to the CV page (conferences/papers).
28 Oct 12:
Added the page The ISAA: a home within a home in double jeopardy, a
submitted paper.
20 Oct 12:
Minor additions to the CV page (conferences/papers, general articles).
18 Oct 12:
Addition to the CV page (links to submissions that are relevant to the Otoom
model).
Added the page ISO 9001 criteria as functionalities - an
example of functionalities using the ISO 9001 Quality management systems.
10 Oct 12:
New addition to Parallels > Iraq
war - and now Afghanistan.
3 Oct 12:
New addition to Parallels > Iraq
war - and now Afghanistan.
Added new blog - Geert
Wilders: friend or foe?
20 Sep 12:
Added new blog - Box politics.
Added the page Response to an evaluation.
16 Sep 12:
New addition to Parallels > Global politics.
14 Sep 12:
Added new blog - The
ESM as a function of Chaos.
6 Sep 12:
Addition to the Museum page (a Piccolo Bar postcard from 20 years ago).
3 Sep 12:
New addition to Parallels > Iraq
war - and now Afghanistan.
Minor addition to the CV page.
2 Sep 12:
Added the page My Home, a submitted paper.
30 Aug 12:
New addition to Parallels > European Union.
28 Aug 12:
Added new blog - Man vs God.
26 Aug 12:
We are on Facebook!
19 Aug 12:
Minor addition to Basic Charter.
12 Aug 12:
New addition to Parallels > Global politics.
9 Aug 12:
Added something for the censors ...
4 Aug 12:
New addition to Parallels > Dysfunctional
demographics.
22 Jul 12:
Addition to FAQs > Why should the entries in the Parallels be considered a confirmation
of the model?
18 Jul 12:
Added new blog - Feedback
in complex, dynamic systems.
17 Jul 12:
New addition to Parallels > Role
of governments in society.
13 Jul 12:
New addition to Parallels > Role
of governments in society.
10 Jul 12:
New addition to Parallels > Religion.
7 Jul 12:
Added a third column to accommodate more links.
Added the page discarded, why submissions can be rejected.
Added the page The Worm has turned, a submitted paper.
Added the page The Mind: What's the Mystery?, a submitted paper.
Modified the banner colour scheme to have it rendered more reliably by different browsers.
29 Jun 12:
Minor addition to the social experiment page, concerning Malaysia.
28 Jun 12:
Minor addition to the social experiment page, regarding the GIRU's link with
Malaysia.
22 Jun 12:
New addition to Parallels > Science
in general.
21 Jun 12:
New addition to Parallels > Cluster
building.
20 Jun 12:
New addition to Parallels > Cluster
building.
9 Jun 12:
Minor addition to FAQs > Isn't scientific research usually introduced via universities
or journals?
1 Jun 12:
Minor addition to the social experiment page.
29 May 12:
Added additional information on OVideo.
Added additional information on the compound interest calculator.
25 May 12:
Minor improvements.
24 May 12:
Site upgrade complete.
21 May 12:
Begin upgrading the site.
Added The Otoom fractal page.
Added the Android page.
Added to Special Parallels section: Disparate systems
and political extremism.
30 Apr 12:
New addition to Parallels > Dysfunctional
demographics.
18 Apr 12:
Added screenshots from OVideo.
17 Apr 12:
Added Compound interest calculator.
15 Apr 12:
New addition to Parallels > Dysfunctional
demographics.
14 Mar 12:
Added OVideo, a Windows version of OtoomCM accepting video as input. Under Downloads > OVideo program.
7 Mar 12:
New addition to Parallels > Iraq
war - and now Afghanistan.
[Earlier entries have been omitted at the time of site upgrade]
