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3M Happy Text

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 →

George Georgovassilis off topic Leave a comment 04 Nov 2021

Just asking questions

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 →

George Georgovassilis off topic Leave a comment 14 Aug 202114 Aug 2021

Death penalty and justice

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 →

George Georgovassilis off topic Leave a comment 15 May 202117 May 2021

Das Stück Zucker im Blumentopf

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 →

George Georgovassilis off topic 1 Comment 03 May 2021

2019 reading list

It's been a while since my first (and so far only) reading list (2016) [1], but this decade shall not end without another one. Rules for the 2019 reading list: The content must have been interesting throughout the year; sources with only a few notable publications of an otherwise unremarkable output don't qualifyI overcame my … Continue reading 2019 reading list →

George Georgovassilis off topic Leave a comment 01 Jan 2020

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