J. A. JonesMar 11

After several years of structural and systemic work, I’ve released SMSA — A Structural Method Overview.

It distills the core operators and logic behind Systemic Pattern‑Structural Analysis, a substrate‑neutral approach to reconstructing functional architecture from fragmentary or uneven evidence.

DOI: https://zenodo.org/records/18952677

#SMSA #SystemsTheory #StructuralAnalysis #Methodology #Research

SMSA — A Structural Method Overview

Systemic Pattern‑Structural Analysis (SMSA) reconstructs functional architecture by deriving structural necessity from the formal properties of a system rather than from narrative or analogy‑based interpretation. The method integrates pattern recognition, structural derivation, and systemic logic to identify organisational principles that emerge from the interaction of system elements. Recurrent configurations are treated as indicators of functional constraints, enabling coherent reconstruction even when evidence is incomplete or uneven. Functional plausibility is evaluated through mechanical viability, organisational feasibility, and relational consistency. SMSA provides a rigorous, transferable framework for analysing distributed, relational, and network‑based systems across cultural and disciplinary contexts.

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PhilosophicsNov 25

I’ve been up all night building something I probably should have left to saner versions of myself: a custom GPT that actually internalises my Mediated Encounter Ontology (MEOW) and my forthcoming Language Insufficiency Hypothesis (LIH).

https://philosophics.blog/2025/11/25/announcement-meow-gpt/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=meow

#philosophy #language #gpt #Ontology #Epistemology #GenerativeAI #PhilosophyOfMind #SocialTheory #Modernity #Postmodernism #StructuralAnalysis #SystemsThinking #Amwriting #blog #podcast #Chatgpt #model #culture #analysis #psychology

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Alexander Wehle Sep 23, 2023

Hat jemand Empfehlungen für #OpenSource Software für 3D #Statik Software?

Does anyone have recommendations for #opensource software for 3D #structuralanalysis software?

PPPMay 2, 2022

Asking for help re the various forces at play in a triangle made up of a sailboat mast (lying horizontal, so the base of the triangle), a pole locked vertically at 90 degrees at one end of the mast (also the hinge point), and a line fastened to both making the hypotenuse. The goal is to raise the mast to vertical by pulling on the upper end of the pole (often called a Gin Pole) so that the triangle rotates around the hinge vertex and the Gin Pole becomes horizontal as the mast becomes vertical.

Intuitively (because I don't know how to calculate the forces, and really only need to grasp the basics) I think that the longer the Gin Pole the better (within bending limits).
Also, it feels right to have the hypotenuse line reach the top of the mast rather than shrink the triangle with the line attached to another point on the mast.

If anyone can point me to a source, or can share some thoughts on determining optimum pole length / forces involved based on the weight & length of the mast, etc. I will be very grateful.

#physics #structuralanalysis #fulcrum #truss #sailing #raisingasailboatmast