Interesting things happen when you don't quite think the way that they want you to think... Freedom is the most important thing, everything else doesn't really matter.
Gag on evidence of murder
70-year gag on Kelly death evidence
A highly unusual ruling by Lord Hutton, who chaired the inquiry into Dr Kelly's death, means medical records including the post-mortem report will remain classified until after all those with a direct interest in the case are dead, the Mail on Sunday reported. Read on...
Digital intelligence
Ideas or more properly creativity, in arranging and reinterpreting ideas and creating whole new schemas of reality based on those ideas is an activity of human beings. I seriously doubt computers will ever be able to do that, they can't even reinterpret idea systems that we currently have without tons of programming. Their job is actually getting easier because our lives and what we do has been reduced to simplistic models which all of us follow, and hence in that circumstance the pattern recognizers seem more intelligent than they really are. Read on...
It's not because of our freedom
The Baltimore Sun has an article about why the evil people hate us so much.
Dangerous ingredient to avoid
1. Coal Tar: Coal tar is used to treat eczema, psoriasis and other skin disorders and can be found in anti-itch creams and scalp treatments. It’s also a known carcinogen.
2. Diethanolamine (DEA): A lathering agent in soaps and shampoos, DEA isn’t carcinogenic by itself, but can react with other chemicals in products to create a carcinogen readily absorbed into the skin. Look for DEA in many forms, such as Cocamide DEA, Oleamide DEA and Lauramide DEA. Read on...
Rule: Resist saying arbitrary everything that come to mind on the web
Many things don't matter to anyone out here, resist saying them.
Just thought I would put this rule out there. Perhaps if I were following this rule I would not publish this here... but whatever.
Scaling up education
There is a post on D'Arcy's blog in which someone mentions using "new techniques and methods" in relation to technology. I don't really think there is anything new here... The only thing that seems different to me about technology as I said above is its ability to scale. We have had the ability to publish text, audio, and video for some time -- the latest crop of tools makes that easier and puts that into the hands of everyone. What's different is the ability to share that information with everyone immediately and easily. Read on...
Purposeful Forgetting
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There are thoughts that often bother me. These are things that cannot be resolved. One method of coping with such thoughts is a process that I call active forgetting. If there is nothing which can be done about it, then why not simply catch yourself when you are thinking such things and actively work to suppress and forget such memories. This I guess is the reverse of psychoanalysis, and I can't truly say that it works permanently -- but at least in the short term it is an effective coping mechanism. Read on...
