Archive for December, 2008

School for life

Quite a lot of higher-education institutions (universities, vocational colleges etc.) have become what I like to call enrollment businesses. What do I mean by that? It means educating you is something that happens, almost by accident, somewhere along the way toward more important business goals. I often joke that the money is made when you [...]

Information processing, the brain and self-awareness.

What’s the point of having a self? [Updated 2010-03-21]
First off, I don’t know the answer.  I never thought of it until someone asked the question. This whole post is a stab in the dark, and I thoroughly expect to be wincing and re-editing this long after I click ‘publish’.
Anyhow. This is what I’m thinking so [...]

A spoonful of sugar makes the Darwinism go down

I was pointed at an article in the Economist named ‘Darwinian answers to social questions’.  It makes for interesting reading, and it at least tries to struggle outside of the box of watery writings on such topics.
I say ‘watery’ because often such articles either come across as a) telling you what you already know, or [...]

WP2.7 Coltrane: the unsquishable bug and the irate volunteer

And here, I have to be careful not bite the hand that feeds me, but….
Wordpress 2.7 (aka the “Coltrane” release)  has been out for a good while now. And it is SLICK! It’s clear they’ve worked hard on the much-improved admin panel, and it’s become, dare I say it, a mature tool.  There’s just one [...]