I came across these bulbs a few weeks ago, and did a little research into their prices (see below). I love the way these look. They’re modeled after the original Edison bulbs but, obviously, can operate on modern day specifications. Essentially, they’re spectacular.
They don’t impart a warm feeling at all: quite the contrary. They are [...]
I continue from my previous article, but with a focus on current technology rather than philosophical tangents:
It then strikes me that it should be possible to keep this piece of brain interested. And it is.
Apparently, stimulants such as dextroamphetamine and modafinal do this, as do adenosine blockers (caffeine fulfills both functions). Unfortunately, these drugs are [...]
I am uncertain of the amount of focus required to absorb information. I am fairly sure that it differs from person to person, but I know that I am myself quite capable of reading an entire page or more of a perfectly riveting calculus textbook without acquiring a single thing. My eyes can trace words, [...]
Excuse me for posting a poem on here again; I don’t have time for a significant update, but I’d like to post something. I had fun editing and revising this poem with a friend, and thought it would make a nice interlude from my recent philosophical tangents.
To the helpful friend: thank you so much!
Annotated Rapid [...]
I’ll continue my musings on happiness, this time with a slight computational neuroscience twist.
If the ultimate goal for a human is always to procure more and more happiness, would it not seem possible that, using goal oriented artificial intelligence, one could design or at least describe a routine that an intelligently designed entity should follow [...]