I wrote a while ago about the fact that digital assistants are going to be major…
Archives for May 2009
Atheism: More Aggressive vs. Group, Less vs. Individuals
I think I’ve made a decision to be more direct in my attacks against beliefs…
Git: Ignore WordPress Cache Files using .gitignore
I’ve had a nagging problem for some time where I couldn’t figure out…
Does Your Morality Come from God or From Within?
One of the most common arguments from the religious is that without God there…
Three Ways of Learning About the World
There are three fundamental ways of learning about the world, and they map well…
A Deductive Moral Argument for Helping Those Who Fail
There is no supernatural origin of free will. All human action is the product…
The Connected Web: Why It’s Time For Strong Authentication
It’s getting exciting in the world of cross-network authentication. Let’s…
A Simple Script for Harvesting DNS, Country, State, and City Information From a List of IP Addresses
My buddy at work asked me if I could find some location information for a list…
Twitter Explained in Three Paragraphs
People struggle with why Twitter is special. It’s special because it counters,…
Standards For Addition to Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed, and LinkedIn
Here’s an interesting question: what is your standard for deciding when…
Moderate vs. Extremist Religion
Image from the Star Tribune This boy will likely die soon as a direct result of…
How to Build a Strong Argument
In the spirit of improving my debating skills (both written and oral) I’m…
A Better Website Concept: A Lifestream Interface
May 4, 2009 One of the things I’ve always found lacking with the various…