Gleaned from the comments on the Dilbert blog: “Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice.”

I haven’t received my copy yet but no doubt when I will do, I will experience a reaction similar to Bob’s to the intemperance of Dawkins’ language; and similar to the reaction I experienced when I read the Sam Harris … Continue reading →

Actually, the time for a diplomatic solution was four years ago when it was more likely to succeed but there is still a chance for it to work. The New Republic says so too. More importantly, the elections may terrify … Continue reading →

In part One of his criticism of The God Delusion at huffingtonpost.com, Deepak Chopra makes the case that science can’t explain subjective experience. For thousands of years human beings have been obsessed by beauty, truth, love, honor, altruism, courage, social … Continue reading →

After the world cup, I said: I hope beyond hope that Ferguson is able to work his magic and keep Ronaldo at ManU but, even if he does, this year will be extremely difficult for him. Well, Fergie did work … Continue reading →

“Somehow it seeped in their conscious that my attitude was just simply stay the course. Stay the course means let’s get the job done, but it doesn’t mean staying stuck on a strategy or tactics that may not be working. … Continue reading →

[I wrote this months ago. Posting it now (unfinished) to clear out my backlog – ed] A little while ago, a bunch of us went to see Nick Yee give a presentation about Massively Multiplayer Online games (MMOs) at PARC. … Continue reading →

The Constructionists tell us that children learn best when we let them form their own theories about the world by making things. In contrast, the Instructionists tell us that children learn better when we-who-know tell them what the theories are. … Continue reading →

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The National Review has hosted an excellent debate about the future of Iraq – excellent, because it is one of the few forums where the debaters do not descend into infantile name-calling. I wonder if there really are people who … Continue reading →