Monthly Archives: April 2005

The English garden mentality… is Wrong!

Posted on Sunday, April 24, 2005 by admin

Man makes things that start out pristine and then decay. Nature makes things that become progressively hardier. 人類はまず完全で、けっきょく壊している物を作る。自然はこつこつ強くなる物を作る。(たとえば生態系)

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Natural resources and mental resources

Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2005 by admin

Environmentalists don’t want to waste natural resources, but they gladly waste mental resources. ‘What?!!’ you ask? Well, as long as land fills are government-owned, the vast mental resources of entrepreneurs isn’t available to solve waste disposal problems. Landfill owners can … Continue reading →

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College Acceptance

Posted on Saturday, April 23, 2005 by admin

Well, congratulate me. I’m starting University of Phoenix’s BS in Business Administration program next Tuesday. But something’s been troubling me. I have to reject other colleges! I have to tell Cal State Chico, et al that I won’t be attending … Continue reading →

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stupid bug

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 by admin

there’s a bug in magpie, which this site uses to print out content from blogger. at least it’s a bug as far as I’m concerned. basically, it seems to convert the html entities into the actual characters (unless the actual … Continue reading →

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Serving pages to cell phones

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2005 by admin

If you are bored on the train, never fear! Ugly, slow-loading websites on your cell-phone to the rescue! Seriously, kids. You can make a portable version of your website so easily. Basically, you make the pages (index.wml) and throw them … Continue reading →

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Empathy

Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2005 by admin

One of the great fallacies of mankind is as follows.. When one sees someone else in a way that would make themselves uncomfortable, they assume the other person is uncomfortable.. or possibly crazy. This is of course wrong. There are … Continue reading →

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My Idea

Posted on Friday, April 1, 2005 by admin

obvious.. Okay, when psychologists try to get a grasp on more generic psychological principles, not merely describing man, they study other animals. But won’t this, too lead to bad assumptions? Most intelligence on this planet is very, very similar. It … Continue reading →

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