Weird as fuck is . . . Read more

There are two ways of approaching any task and life in general: goal oriented process oriented For some reason, very likely a mix of cultural and biological, the default is the first approach. You do things in order to get somewhere, to accomplish something. . . . Read more

I came across this essay by Rodrigo Ochigame exploring possible future impact of math formalization and automation. Automated Mathematics and the Reconfiguration of Proof and Labor Abstract: This essay examines how . . . Read more

A couple of weeks ago, on an evening of drinking and philosophizing, a friend asked me this question and I did not have any answer then. Chris Anderson’s video about giving TED talks kept popping into my mind; I remembered it . . . Read more

Disclaimer: I’m using the term Philosophy in an ill-defined manner. For me, it means something like an analytical tool or a way of thinking, and not a subject studied in universities. I grew up with a deep distaste for Philosophy, thanks to having seen the perils of eastern . . . Read more

With every Camus book there are two major problems: The writing is purposefu . . . Read more

“What do you think, would not one tiny crime be wiped out b . . . Read more

Here's something I have been thinking about a lot lately, thanks mostly to my being on the internet almost constantly. We live in a world where we can just google the answer to many of the questions that arise in day-to-day life. This is great in that it is harder to lie about things and this inc . . . Read more

“Man stands face to face with the irrational. He feels wi . . . Read more