Monthly Archives: April 2008
The criminalization of a disease – revisited
I was just thinking about my previous post on this topic, and it occurred to me that one of the consequences of the proposed law is a ban of all people who appear anorexic from all media. After all, when … Continue reading
The Glass House
Philip Johnson’s Glass House is beautiful. It is stunning. But stunning is not the word for it, there’s no element of surprise in the impression it makes – it fits its surroundings so that you would almost expect it to … Continue reading
Photosynth & HTM
Someone should put Numenta HTM and Photosynthtogether. I think HTM could speed up the process of finding associations between pictures, and probably also reduce the capacity demands. Just an educated guess, of course.
Vilayanur Ramachandran: A journey to the center of your mind
Ramachandran talks at TED about Capgras Syndrom, Phantom Limbs, & Synesthesia.
Mathemagics
This guy squares 5-digit numbers in his head!!!
Peel P50
What a weird little car! I didn’t know it existed before I saw it on Top Gear. This clip is definitely worth watching – especially the part where Geremy Clarkson attends a BBC staff meeting on “How to Reduce the … Continue reading
Alessandro Papetti
Many years ago, I was walking past De Twee Pauwen Art Gallery in The Hague when I noticed the paintings of Alessandro Papetti in its window.
Philosophy of Information
Philosophy of Information is probably going to be the next subject I’ll be studying – after I’m done with Philosophy of the Mind. I’ve been thinking about a philosophy of information for some time now – but I didn’t even … Continue reading
Epicurus: Letter to Menoeceus
Epicurus in “Letter to Menoeceus”: “Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not.”
Dawkins vs. Tyson
Dawkins quoting Alun Anderson: “Science is interesting, and if you don’t agree, you can fuck off.”
Global forum on politics
“Transparency” – There’s a word not often heard from the mouths of politicians, unless it’s directed at the opposition. Who are these people who govern us? We do not know. We know all too little about their beliefs, their goals, … Continue reading