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Apples and Oranges: A comparison
Apples and oranges are both popular fruits. Both vary in coloration and size depending on the variety, but they both range from approximately 2-3 inches in diameter in diameter. Apples have a broad range of hues while oranges stick pretty close to the color of its namesake.
Both apples and oranges grow on trees. Both fruits follow the same basic ( Read more... ) -
the response modulation hypothesis
Whereas most people automatically anticipate the consequences of their actions, automatically feel shame for unkind deeds, automatically understand why they should persist in the face of frustration, automatically distrust propositions that seem too good to be true, and are automatically aware of their commitments to others, psychopaths may only ( Read more... ) -
coloured glasses
Young attractive women often think the the world is full of nice people. Everywhere they turn, people are friendly, helpful, and so willing to go out of their way to lend a hand. Isn't life grand ( Read more... ) -
my 5am
There is this cat that has been in my house for a few months now. It is diseased and wounded and feral, and it is stuck. The creatures claw is stuck under a piece of tile in my floor, and he cannot get free. I am afraid to go near, for I know he would lash out at me in his immense pain ( Read more... ) -
me and my mac
Me: Hi OSX. I'm here for my semi-monthly podcast update. Here's my iphone, do your thing.
OSX: Oh, you're back! Sure, I can help you with that, and it will be SO EASY AND CONVENEIENT. You see, that's why people love me. But first, look at all that's happened while you were away.
Me: Uh...
OSX: Look at all these upgrades! Why don't ( Read more... ) -
on leadership, council and credulity
"So a shrewd prince should adopt a middle way. choosing wise men for his government and allowing only those the freedom to speak the truth to him, and then only concerning matters on which he asks their opinion, and nothing else But he should also question them thoroughly and listen to what they say; then he should make up his own mind, by himself ( Read more... ) -
meme commentary
Have you seen this thing that people say now? "FML"? It's a clever little acronym for "fuck my life," a sentiment apparently so common among the internet community that it requires shorthand.
There are so many delightful aspects to those three little letters. Right off the bat, the phrase absolves you of all responsibility for the whatever ( Read more... ) -
what really counts
Over the years, I have worked at many companies that were awesome to all appearances, but were home to a bunch of miserable employees---almost always in spite of the best intentions of the management. As is my habit, I spent a lot of time pondering why this tends to happen and I've identified some common threads.
As an employer, there are a few ( Read more... ) -
rain dance
I found this passage from Dawkins' Unweaving the Rainbow(*) rather delightful. For context, the preceding paragraphs describe some experiments in which pigeons are trained to tap increasingly complex patterns into a pad with their beaks, the successful completion of which would result in a reward being dispensed. But then someone decided to try a ( Read more... )
