Monthly Archives: February 2008

Analogy Machine Example

Posted on Sunday, February 24, 2008 by admin

Start with Categories, end with Nuanced Vision General Description: In a vacuum of knowledge about the underlying causes of phenomena one sees, the first thing one can do to understand the phenomenon is to categorize the phenomena themselves. When a … Continue reading →

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One more thing about Mac OS X keyboard suckiness

Posted on Sunday, February 24, 2008 by admin

…they hijack the F keys. I like having a volume key, etc., but why can’t that be additional keys? F5 is refresh! kuh Earlier Post: Mac OS X vs. My Keyboard

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The Low-Hanging Fruits of Fiscally Conservative (Economically Liberal) Environmentalism

Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 by admin

Here are some of the more obvious things that could help combat global environmental crises like global warming in a way that doesn’t crush individual economic liberties or doesn’t increase state control of the economy. This is all leading up … Continue reading →

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Recitation, section 1

Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2008 by admin

I’ll be posting my homework on my blog, so the internet can be my professor! Since the recitations are supposed to be oral, I’ll be posting my recitations in video. Read below (or click more..) to see answers & video. … Continue reading →

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Gay Communist Gun Club

Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2008 by admin

Gay Communist Gun Club Good SNL skit.. and has relevance to my earlier post on the true political parties. Are the main political parties gay communist gun clubs? Indeed…

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Simple Syllabus for Intro to Biology

Posted on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 by admin

For me, the ends of education is to learn – get new opportunities or at least exercise your brain; the degree is secondary (though I do seek a PhD eventually.. just my BS suits me just fine for now). So … Continue reading →

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Technology and Categories

Posted on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 by admin

This morning, the dishwasher pissed me off. For the quadrillionth time, a spoon’s handle fell through one of the .5cm2 squares put in the silverware basket so water (and dirt) could move freely about. Generally, dirt is smaller and dishes … Continue reading →

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Speeding and Project Management

Posted on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 by admin

If you speed driving somewhere, you will get there slightly quicker. In any event, of all the things you must do to get there, it’s the one you have the least power to improve (all the more reason “I was … Continue reading →

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My self-study Bio Course..

Posted on Saturday, February 2, 2008 by admin

7.014 Introductory Biology 7.03 Genetics 7.05 General Biochemistry (open courseware doesn’t have this yet! shit) 7.06 Cell Biology 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science 5.12 Organic Chemistry I 20.110J Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems 7.02 Experimental Biology & Communications 7.13 Experimental Microbial … Continue reading →

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Religion is…

Posted on Friday, February 1, 2008 by admin

there to nullify the need for pettier (smaller) types of superstition.

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