philosophy
What Could It Mean If Our Universe Is A Simulation?
A metaphysical thought experiment about consciousness, simulation, and the layers of reality.
Nathan Broadbent
philosophy
The Matrix v0.0.1-alpha
Is this The Matrix? No. But it's certainly something to think about.
philosophy
What Does Thermodynamics Say About Morality?
I no longer think that thermodynamics has anything to say about morality. This blog post was misguided.
philosophy
User Experience is Computation
If human brains are computational machines, then any computer program with a human user is parallel computation.
philosophy
Universal Causal Language
An experimental language that attempts to express causality across code, language, law, music, and biology
philosophy
The Reflective Universe Hypothesis
Is the universe a simulation? If so, what does that mean?
ai
The Meaning Of Life According to ChatGPT
"All right," said the computer, and settled into silence again. The two men fidgeted. The tension was unbearable. "You're really not going to like it," observed Deep Thought. "Tell us!" "All right," said Deep Thought. "The Answer to the
Board Games
Incan Gold - Two-Player Variant
If you love push-your-luck games but usually play with just two people, here's a variant you might enjoy. I designed a two-player variant for a board game called Incan Gold (also known as Diamant). It's a fun little warmup game I like to introduce to people.
How I Turned Our Rented House into a Smart Home
We've been renting a house in Auckland, New Zealand. This house needs a lot of maintenance and renovation, but the landlords let us have two cats and a dog so we can't complain! They also let us do whatever we want to the house (within reason)
logs
Background Extra Work
I signed up with an agency (BGT) and started doing some extra work in 2024. It's a lot of fun to be on movie and TV sets. (It can also pay quite well if you book a commercial!) Spartacus: House of Ashur I'm a "Roman
home-assistant
Desk Lighting For Each Day Of The Week
I have an LED strip behind my desk in my office. It's controlled by an ESP32 running the WLED firmware. I've had it stuck on a fixed color preset for around a year. (See above.) I still like these colors, but I thought it would be
workshop
3D Printed Pegboard Mounts for Stanley Fatmax V20 Power Tools
I have some Stanley Fatmax power tools: * Impact Driver * Drill * Jigsaw * Sander * Circular Saw I also have their lawnmower, leaf blower, and pressure washer. It's great that we can use the same batteries for everything. I decided to mount the hand-held power tools on a pegboard in my