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Master Foo Discourses on the Graphical User Interface

Thinking long and deep on the nature of user interfaces, the following koan summarizes the essence of observation points:

Master Foo Discourses on the Graphical User Interface
One evening, Master Foo and Nubi attended a gathering of programmers who had met to learn from each other. One of the programmers asked Nubi to what school he [...]


Choose thy leaders wisely

“Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed- interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a [...]


Are you living in a computer simulation?

From the simulation argument:
This paper argues that at least one of the following propositions is true:

the human species is very likely to go extinct before reaching a “posthuman” stage;
any posthuman civilization is extremely unlikely to run a significant number of simulations of their evolutionary history (or variations thereof);
we are almost certainly living [...]


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