Writing truly is magical! Once you put pen to paper, thoughts that once seemed insightful and necessary immediately are transfigured obvious and insipid. Maybe it all has to do with the format. The fact that these thoughts are lurking in the dark alleys of your head is what gives them […]
Those who adhere to universals – who insist that axiomatic living is ideal – want us to become machines. We would operate to specification, staying within our parameters, never deviating from the algorithm. But our humanity is found in trying to reconcile the dark and the light, in seeing the […]
What is meditation? When I stare into nowhere Sometimes Something shifts And I see all things As Maya‘s veil (two-dimensional embroidery). And sometimes Something seems To gently drag a finger Across this cloth (of which I am a part). Is this meditation? Or do I just need new contacts?
Setting the Stage If you couldn’t tell from my fixation with government and it’s roles, I’m very fascinated with the idea of social contracts. Naturally, I’m used to examining this topic from a customary angle (read – political philosophy). However, I also enjoy the less well-known iterations of social contracts, […]
It’s the new millennium. OK, that’s old news. Frankly, that was old news 8 years ago. With bloggers beginning to analyze the Oughts and ‘I Love the 90s’ celebrating its 5th birthday, I admit that I’m pretty behind the ‘Zeitgeist of the Cloud.’ Then again, we’ll be discussing Philosophy – […]
Wow. This is such a sad, funny webpage. It’s crazy how many different ways there are for this stack of cards to fall!
Sean over at Cosmic Variance posted this poem the other day. All I have to say is yay for kindred spirits!
Here’s a video of Super Mario programmed with an AI. Pretty crazy, eh? I know it kind of defeats the fun of video games, but it’s kind of neat to watch (especially at ridiculously high speeds).
I came across this article the other day. It has a lot of statistics thrown in there (and this cool site on understanding a trillion might help) but, if you stop and think about the numbers, the internet is pretty mind-boggling! Update: once you have a solid grasp on a […]
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