The Guardian had a great article about why eBooks and other reading "gizmos" (devices) won't beat printed books anytime soon.
The article was well written and pointed out some interesting facts about the longevity of books. This is exactly something I've been framing in my mind as to why I'd rather be writing books than writing software. If I could support myself as well doing the formers as I do doing the latter, I'd change my line of work in an instant!
Wednesday, February 20. 2008
Fractal Wrongness
Definition:
fractal wrongness
The state of being wrong at every conceivable scale of resolution. That is, from a distance, a fractally wrong person's worldview is incorrect; and furthermore, if you zoom in on any small part of that person's worldview, that part is just as wrong as the whole worldview.
Debating with a person who is fractally wrong leads to infinite regress, as every refutation you make of that person's opinions will lead to a rejoinder, full of half-truths, leaps of logic, and outright lies, that requires just as much refutation to debunk as the first one. It is as impossible to convince a fractally wrong person of anything as it is to walk around the edge of the Mandelbrot set in finite time.
If you ever get embroiled in a discussion with a fractally wrong person on the Internet--in mailing lists, newsgroups, or website forums--your best bet is to say your piece once and ignore any replies, thus saving yourself time.
Taken from Keunwoo Lee : Lexicon 2
fractal wrongness
The state of being wrong at every conceivable scale of resolution. That is, from a distance, a fractally wrong person's worldview is incorrect; and furthermore, if you zoom in on any small part of that person's worldview, that part is just as wrong as the whole worldview.
Debating with a person who is fractally wrong leads to infinite regress, as every refutation you make of that person's opinions will lead to a rejoinder, full of half-truths, leaps of logic, and outright lies, that requires just as much refutation to debunk as the first one. It is as impossible to convince a fractally wrong person of anything as it is to walk around the edge of the Mandelbrot set in finite time.
If you ever get embroiled in a discussion with a fractally wrong person on the Internet--in mailing lists, newsgroups, or website forums--your best bet is to say your piece once and ignore any replies, thus saving yourself time.
Taken from Keunwoo Lee : Lexicon 2
Wednesday, February 6. 2008
Idiot's Guide
I saw this in the grocery store checkout line the other day... It struck me funny.
Saturday, January 19. 2008
Infotrip
I coined a new term the other day to describe what happens while browsing the internet and following links to various places. Sometimes, you set out to look for some information on something and end up learning about something entirely different than what you set out to research.
This phenomenon happens alot on Wikipedia but it spans the cyberspace in general just by it's very nature of "hyperlinked" information.
So my new word is "infotrip." This the perfect name for the birdwalk that so often accompanies internet research.
So, have fun "infotripping!"
This phenomenon happens alot on Wikipedia but it spans the cyberspace in general just by it's very nature of "hyperlinked" information.
So my new word is "infotrip." This the perfect name for the birdwalk that so often accompanies internet research.
So, have fun "infotripping!"
Tuesday, November 27. 2007
When Blogs Go Stale...
You really need to post a new entry. So here it is:
Hello world! I'm a new entry.
Hello world! I'm a new entry.
