George Georgovassilis writes about information technology architecture
My first computer was a low-end PC which came with a 3M "Happy" office suite (my term, I have no documentation of the thing). It consisted of two 5,14 inch diskettes, one with "3M Happy Text" and one with "3M Happy Fakt" (German version). I don't remember anything about Happy Fakt, but I recall 3M … Continue reading 3M Happy Text
Sam Harris discusses in an episode of his podcast [1 ] the damage done by public discussions in which actors conceal their true motivation behind a series of orchestrated questions. For example, the statement "cars are responsible for climate change" is easily disguised as a series of straight, indirect or suggestive questions: "why are global … Continue reading Just asking questions
One of the many reasons to oppose the death penalty is its incompatibility with the goals of justice. As a fan of systems thinking I feel that capital punishment deprives justice of its most valuable functions that make a system work. The functions of justice Due process: we want to know that a dispute is … Continue reading Death penalty and justice
Apologies to non-german speaking readers; this post will make no sense to you. A senior colleague from northern Germany mentioned the German idiom "wie ein Stück Zucker im Blumentopf" to me. At the point of writing (3rd May 2021) there are no search results for this phrase, so I'm proud to announce a world wide … Continue reading Das Stück Zucker im Blumentopf
TL;DR: probabilities are so darn counter-intuitive, that one should not rely on "99% accuracies". Imagine you seek out your doctor because of a chronic case of hypochondria. All tests covered by your insurance turn out negative and your doctor tells you to man up and live with it. Being a House M.D. fan you refuse … Continue reading The improbable fallacy
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