The Quantum and the Lotus

Uncategorized 3 June 2011 | 4 Comments

Not a single moment should be wasted in the indifference of someone who has forgotten that he will die.

Empathetic Earthlings

Politics, Religion, Science 19 April 2011 | 1 Comment

At the base the theory is the same as the empathetic civilization in that humans evolved to have mirror neurons, which allow for empathy. It is important to understand that this is quite a unique evolutionary trait.

Evolution^n

Intelligence, Programming 30 March 2011 | 3 Comments

This led me to consider a more general problem (we are talking about a Touring solution here, not just a better chess engine after all) – what would AI software look like where a game was just one of the things a CPU wanted to learn/master/win? Again, this goes back to the motivation question – what is the motivation for winning? Why not choose not to play, or even choose to lose?

Goodbye Glenn

Intelligence, Psychotic 21 February 2011 | 3 Comments

So, I went to a Naturopath and decided to get hormonal and neurotransmitter testing done. The results show that I am very low on Serotonin, and a little low on Dopamine, GABA, PEA and Cortisol (adrenaline). So my good doctor gave me some supplements to take to “fix” these imbalances. End of story, happy ending right? Obviously not…I can’t seem to make anything easy.

If you love something, set it free.

Psychotic 28 September 2010 | 1 Comment

I subscribe to the idea of “If you love something, set it free; if it comes back it’s yours, if it doesn’t, it never was.”. Now, I can see some pros and cons to this idea and to the opposite view where you put the thing you love in a box (figuratively speaking) and never let it out so it will always be with you.