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Monthly Archives August 2008

Rational Discussion FAIL

From a very funny discussion thread here. Fascinating video. Pity about the ants.

Posted 31 August 2008 Adam § § Comments (0)

Did McCain know Palin?

My preferences in the upcoming election are pretty clear on this blog, so odds are I don’t have glowing things to say about Obama’s opponent’s running mate. But how much did McCain know Palin before he picked her? Palin seems nice enough, and it’s good to see many more women at the center of the [...]

Posted 29 August 2008 Adam § § Comments (0)

On Biden

I have no privileged information, but lots of signs point to tomorrow’s Obama VP text message containing the name Biden. I haven’t always been Biden’s biggest fan, principally because of his past support for credit card companies and a very flawed bankruptcy bill. I liked the idea of Richardson, but there are rumors of skeletons [...]

Posted 22 August 2008 Adam § § Comments (1)

Shapes of Freedom: The Kingdom of Ends (Kantopias, Part 1)

It’s been a while since we’ve had a proper Kant post on the blog here, so let’s get to it. One of the least understood parts of Kant’s Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals is the third formulation of the Categorical Imperative, usually known as the “Kingdom of Ends” formulation. This isn’t helped by the [...]

Posted 21 August 2008 Adam § , § Comments (1)

Study: Most Children Strongly Opposed To Children’s Healthcare

Study: Most Children Strongly Opposed To Children’s Healthcare Also: Johnson & Johnson Introduces ‘Nothing But Tears’ Shampoo To Toughen Up Newborns 50 best jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (not even close to pc)

Posted 15 August 2008 Adam § § Comments (2)

The future of video editing

Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene from pro on Vimeo. This is some crazy stuff. And there are philosophical implications too. It’s received wisdom that history is written by the side that prevails. Presumably there was a brief window when text was more authoritative than oral history. Then, as that window closed, [...]

Posted 14 August 2008 Adam § , § Comments (1)

Two-wheel commuting

So after coming home from Europe, I bought a nice bike. My idea was to take it back and forth from work on nice days, save some gas, get some exercise, and relive some of the dream. After a month, I’m proud to say that I finally took that commute today. The weather was excellent [...]

Posted 12 August 2008 Adam § , , § Comments (0)