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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Four hours or so
A recurring theme during a recent visit to the Philippines has been that of understanding that people with business and technical skills have much to offer in service to God's kingdom. This requires taking time to develop those skills for a specific purpose. Paul...
Wall-breaking
Some thoughts on seeing a prevailing feature during a trip to the Philippines.Walls. Everywhere in Manila walls rise up, cinder blocks or concrete slabs topped with spikes, barbs, or broken glass. Manila is a walled city, the thick mossy wall of Intramuros that can no...
Interview with Daniel Kahneman on the Pitfalls of Intuition and Memory
Via Spiegel: Psychologists distinguish between a "System 1" and a "System 2," which control our actions. System 1 represents what we may call intuition. It tirelessly provides us with quick impressions, intentions and feelings. System 2, on the other hand, represents...
Domestic Drone Use
Via Business Insider: It's a Pandora's Box we cannot close: drones are here to stay. Police use them, journalists use them, even the folks at Occupy Wall Street used them. The Federal Aviation Administration recently leapt through several flaming hoops to write rules...
Domestic Drone Use
Via Business Insider: It's a Pandora's Box we cannot close: drones are here to stay. Police use them, journalists use them, even the folks at Occupy Wall Street used them. The Federal Aviation Administration recently leapt through several flaming hoops to write rules...
The Future Is Now: What We Imagined for 2013 — 10 Years Ago
Via Instapundit and Wired: Ten years ago, we boldly declared that we’d be living with phones on our wrists, data-driven goggles on our eyes and gadgets that would safety-test our food for us. Turns out, a lot of the things Sonia Zjawinski conceptualized in our “Living...
The Future Is Now: What We Imagined for 2013 — 10 Years Ago
Via Instapundit and Wired: Ten years ago, we boldly declared that we’d be living with phones on our wrists, data-driven goggles on our eyes and gadgets that would safety-test our food for us. Turns out, a lot of the things Sonia Zjawinski conceptualized in our “Living...
Here comes your future–more driverless cars
Via Business Insider: