For long time readers of the news site Slashdot the heavy volume of useless comments has become more or less a way of life. For every story there are the troll, the flame wars, and the crapfloods, but Slashdot’s moderation system seems to do a pretty good job of filtering out the useless, even if […]
Archive for the 'Programming' Category
Why is Digg Filled With So Many Assholes?
« 12 December 2006 | 14:17 | Technology, Software, Programming, Social Issues | 80 Comments »
GranParadiso Fails the Acid2 Test! on OS X
« 11 December 2006 | 19:42 | Technology, Apple, Programming | No Comments »
I just got a chance to try out the alpha version of firefox, GranParadiso, and I have to say that it looks awesome so far.
But I was really surprised that it failed the Acid2 test. I know that the layout engine is still being developed, but you’d think that a group that extolls the virtues […]
Thoughts on the Nature of the Mind. - Part II
« 4 December 2006 | 17:54 | Science, Programming, Philosophy, Ideas In-progress | No Comments »
In an effort to further clarify the ideas initially expressed in the post “Thoughts on the Nature of the Mind”, I have been pondering a physical analogy for the self modifying programming of the brain.
What I envision is a collection of single cylinder engines that are all independent one another except that they all have […]
Thoughts on the Nature of the Mind.
« 3 December 2006 | 21:07 | Science, Programming, Philosophy, Ideas In-progress | 1 Comment »
A patient lies sick in his hospital bed while an unknown disease slowly kills off all of his brain cells, the man is left with nothing; no money, no family, no friends. As his brain slowly dies he begins having trouble recalling more and more information, he begins to have mild spasms. A research scientist […]
