positive-feedback

Discounting "bottom up causal laws and randomness," we then seek -- and find -- evidence for our beliefs in a process that constitutes "a positive-feedback loop."

Glenn C. Altschuler: Godspells Glenn C. Altschuler 2011

Discounting "bottom up causal laws and randomness," we then seek -- and find -- evidence for our beliefs in a process that constitutes "a positive-feedback loop."

Glenn C. Altschuler: Godspells Glenn C. Altschuler 2011

Discounting "bottom up causal laws and randomness," we then seek -- and find -- evidence for our beliefs in a process that constitutes "a positive-feedback loop."

Glenn C. Altschuler: Godspells Glenn C. Altschuler 2011

Discounting "bottom up causal laws and randomness," we then seek -- and find -- evidence for our beliefs in a process that constitutes "a positive-feedback loop."

Glenn C. Altschuler: Godspells Glenn C. Altschuler 2011

Taobao Mall said last week that at the end of the year it will start requiring retailers to pay as much as 60,000 yuan annually, or 10 times the current level, as a "technology service fee" that will be refunded to merchants who achieve a certain sales volume or high positive-feedback levels from customers.

Alibaba Group to Invest in Taobao Mall Unit Owen Fletcher 2011

This got her more excited, which made her better at head, which turned me on more, and so on, creating this awesome positive-feedback loop.

Assholes Finish First Tucker Max 2010

Punishment should be swift and certain rather than severe; those subject to it should know precisely what actions will lead to punishment; efforts should be concentrated, rather than dispersed, to enjoy the benefit of the positive-feedback process in which reduced offending leads to increased deterrence.

The Volokh Conspiracy » How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment 2009

The positive-feedback nature of the crime problem means that services, though they may compete with criminal-justice operations for budget dollars, are synergistic with criminal-justice operations in the field.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Benefits and costs: crime, crime avoidance, crime control 2009

Frustration or embarrassment made me cry very easily, which of course was itself frustrating and embarrassing, so I can relate to that positive-feedback system you described with your blushing.

I'm different than I was 5 years ago, I swear! Jill 2009

The key factor in singularity scenarios is the positive-feedback loop of self-improvement: once something is even slightly smarter than humanity, it can start to improve itself or design new intelligences faster than we can leading to an intelligence explosion designed by something that isn't us.

Why "The Singularity" Scares the Bejesus Out of Me William Harryman 2009