philosophy
You can compute anything at all using the negation of an AND gate (NAND) or an OR gate (NOR). I find that very interesting. You can apply either of these simple rules recursively to compute anything: * NAND: the result is 0 if both inputs are 1, otherwise it's
programming
It's possible to build any kind of digital logic using a single type of logic gate: either NAND gates, or NOR gates. A NAND gate takes two input bits (A and B) and produces one output bit according to this simple rule: "0 if both inputs are
philosophy
An experimental language that attempts to express causality across code, language, law, music, and biology
philosophy
What new forms of thought, feeling, or morality might emerge in a higher order of intelligence beyond our own?
stories
A short story about a quantum being who leaves the realm of possibility to visit our world of certainty.
linguistics
This blog post is about how the words Kazakh and Cossack are related. Background My wife Masha is from Kazakhstan, although she is not ethnically Kazakh. (Her ancestors are from Ukraine and Moldova.) I have been to visit Kazakhstan a few times and it's a very beautiful country!
politics
Hi, my name is Vladimir Putin and I am asking for advice about what I should do next. Keep the war going? End it?
philosophy
There's a Bible verse that has been bugging me for a while: John 12:25: "Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life." I thought about this verse recently and I
experiments
Extropic is building thermodynamic computing hardware that is radically more energy efficient than GPUs. Extropic | HomeBuilding thermodynamic computing hardware that is radically more energy efficient than GPUs.Extropic Extropic released the THRML library so that developers can start experimenting and prototyping on a GPU before they get access to the
music
I've made a lot of strange songs with Suno. I usually like to experiment with weird mashups of different genres, and most of them are rubbish. I thought I would share a couple of the more "listenable" songs. Disclaimer: None of these are amazing, and some
gaming
Gabe Newell has confirmed delivery of his $500 million superyacht "Leviathan". * 111 meters long * Has a hospital and science lab * A basketball court * 15 PC gaming stations I've also been seeing posts from "Is Half-Life 3 out?" getting more attention on X lately: no
personal
The following is a completely true story. February 17, 2024: I woke up a little after 10am. I made myself some breakfast and a cup of coffee. I looked out the window as I sat on the couch, and I saw a cloud that looked exactly like a cat. I&