Tag: philosophy
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Lambda Calculus - Computerphile - YouTube
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For the last time, Google is not our competition in libraries...
There's a very famous Neil Gaiman quote among librarians and lovers of libraries: "Google will bring you back, you know, a hundred thousand answers. A librarian will bring you back the right one."...
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In Defense Of A Boring, Comfortable Life
They call it “the easy life” for a reason.
I got my degree from a small, public college in upstate New York.
People went there, got their degrees and then went off to have quiet and sometimes boring lives. Although a degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) system is a valuable commodity outside of … -
The Illusion Of Truth
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Orange
Which orange came first: the colour or the fruit? Dan answers this chicken-and-egg question, and then muses on the abstract nature of colours in linguistics.
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The Crack
Dan defines esotericism for a man who's repairing his floorboards. That is all.
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The 17 Blog Posts That Weren't
It may come as a surprise to you that the stuff I write about on my blog - whether about technology, dreams, food, film, games, relationships, or my life in general - isn't actually always written off-the-cuff. To the contrary, sometimes a post is edited and re-edited over the course of weeks or months before …
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The Evolution Of Socks
There's an evolutionary process occuring in my wardrobe.
I have an approximately equal number of dark-coloured and light-coloured socks, but since we moved to The Cottage in the summer of 2006, I've been keeping my socks not in drawers but in a compartment in my unlit wardrobe. As a result, I can only really see the … -
Philosophical Health Check
Came across a survey that was floating around the blogosphere, which attempts to challenge you to think about the tensions in your own personal life philosophy. It's pretty simplistic, and it doesn't seem to have been designed to tell you your beliefs are wrong or hypocritical so much as to make you think about the …
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On My Grandma And The Nature Of Time, Space, And Models Of The Universe
I'd hoped to finish writing this post before my gran died so suddenly yesterday, but I guess I was a bit slow. I realised that there were so many changes of tense to be made to make the article make sense that it was actually easier to start again. So I did.
On The Nature Of … -
Squashed Philosophers - Condensed Philosophy
Bookmarked via del.icio.us: Squashed Philosophers - Condensed Philosophy.
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The Internet Is A World Of Ends
Got a spare quarter hour? I think you should go and read WorldOfEnds.com. It's a fascinating and concise analysis of what is the nature of internet, and why why should stop making mistakes with it.
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Philosophy
After a long day at work, went to a couple of pubs with Kit and Claire and discussed philosophy, in particular people's value to the world. Later, Claire cried.
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Scanning And Zelda
Talked with ICQ-friend Summer for the first time in over six months this afternoon, which was great, because I've missed chatting with her. Caught up on each other's news, then chatted about Love, Sex, and What It All Means for awhile. Refreshing. Made her promise to be online more often in future. We'll see.
Couldn't be …