An Open Letter on Software Patents
My friend Richard is very passionate about software patents, and he’s in the process socializing an open letter he recently wrote to a number of…
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Daniel Dennett on Free Will
I find this a highly practical argument, but not an absolute or reality-based one. He’s saying that because humans can see things in the future…
Google Voice on a Verizon Android?
So Verizon and Google just announced a strategic partnership. Verizon also stated that they’re embracing openness, which means (among other things) they’re going to allow…
One of Life’s Harshest Realities
There are many harsh things about life. The one people grapple with most is death, of course, but I see another that’s worse in many…
Removing Files from a Git Repository Without Actually Deleting Them
Sometimes when you first install git you realize you added a bunch of crap to your repository, which makes it bloated. Or maybe you have…
Liberal and Conservative
Conservatives long for the world of Leave it to Beaver, Christmas Story, and Babe Ruth. A world of everyone looking the same, talking the same,…
Some Thoughts on the Future of IT
I see the cloud as a means by which business units will disentangle themselves from internal IT shops, eventually moving to a model where internal…
Want: A Disease Based in Low Self-Esteem
Here are three related scenarios: You own the DVD of a good movie, but you never watch it. But if that movie happens to come…
Will Power in Finite Supply
An interesting study has just been published in Psychology and Health that shows that when you restrain yourself emotionally you deplete what seems to be…
The Belief in Supernatural Free Will as a Significant Source of Human Suffering
I just had a possibly interesting idea: what is it that makes it possible for religious people to look at a image on TV of…
A Simple Technique for Successfully Debating the Ignorant
What follows is my new method of addressing someone who doesn’t create sound arguments during a debate, i.e. those backed by fact, data, or some…
Be Like Han | Daniel Miessler
So Han’s walking down the halls of Bespin with his old friend Lando. Leia’s there, and lookin’ good. Han thinks he’s off to dinner –…