A quick response to to polymath Chris DeLeon’s thoughtful post exhorting the virtues of Philosophy. A position of ignorance Right off the bat I should qualify all this by saying that I don’t know anything about Philosophy. I’ve never studied Continue reading
by Michael Foord and Christian Muirhead Disclaimer: I’m friends with both the authors and was sent a freebie review copy by the publisher, so I’m bound to be breathlessly gushing in this review. Fortunately, that’s easy to do, because the Continue reading
I’ve had a passing interest in computer graphics for years, but had avoided the technology of shaders these last few years, thinking that they were just another layer of complexity which I didn’t need to embark upon while I was Continue reading
by Cory Doctorow (not yet published) Cory very kindly brought an early manuscript of this as a gift to Michael, Giles and I when we met him a while ago, and I’ve been wracked with guilt ever since because I Continue reading
by Edward R. Tufte (1990) In much the same vein as Tufte’s The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, and displaying the same calibre of deeply incisive common-sense that cuts to the heart of all that’s right and wrong about the Continue reading
By Lawrence Lessig, 2008. Is creating a mix CD for a friend an act of creativity, or a criminal offence? When you shoot a home video of your child which has a TV on in the background, is there really Continue reading
by David Foster Wallace I’ve had such a diverse set of reactions to this, and how could I not? The writing is bold and idiosyncratic throughout. The novel’s story is not presented in chronological order, and the timeline is obfuscated Continue reading