reply to post by MystikMushroom
I noticed this thread was bumped and got to wondering what the current picture is with it, if it is reflecting current events.
I have a question for those who've studied this more closely.
Would we expect the current situation in Gaza to be reflected in the timewave?
The timewave charts novelty, and no one could really say that there is very much novel about the situation in Gaza. However, is the timewave really
showing just the novelty of individual event or of that event against the backdrop of wider conditions, ie. individual events may not be novel but a
section of time in which that event occurs against a backdrop of certain wider conditions may be. The situation in Gaza may not seem particularly
novel, but the situation in Gaza occurring against the backdrop of a worldwide economic downturn may be.
I'm not sure that I'm getting across what I mean and I'm not sure how to make it clearer. What I'm asking is - does the timewave really chart
just individual events or does it actually chart segments of time? A segment of time may contain a variety of events occurring against a background
of conditions which in combination may register more or less novelty.

