image from bbc I responded recently to Daniel Dennett’s response to Sam…
Archives for January 2014
Daniel Dennett is Wrong About Free Will
Jan 29, 2014 I am exceedingly frustrated by >Daniel Dennett’s response to…
Real Talk About the NSA and National Security
People have good reason to be upset with our government about the NSA. I’m…
Why I Write
People frequently ask my why I blog, and/or how I have kept doing so since 1999.…
From Ubuntu to CentOS
[ UPDATED: JANURAY 2016 — I have since abandoned CentOS and moved back to…
Religious Cognitive Dissonance on Wealth Inequality
The richest 85 people in the world now have equal wealth to that of the bottom…
A Theory For Why Older People Have Worse Memories
We don’t know why older adults perform poorly when their neural activity…
One Main Reason I Am Not Having Children
I’ve written a decent amount about my thoughts on having children. Here…
A Secure Physical Data Transfer Protocol
[ UPDATE October 27, 2016: This should be done via secure NFC like Apple/Samsung…
2013 Site Traffic Review
I had some gaps in analytics coverage that lowered my stats a bit, but the site…
The Grand Music Project
I have an idea for a music project. But not just starting a band or anything—…
Books I Read in 2013
I failed to read enough in 2013, and I intend to do better in 2014. I did, however,…
