RSS

A Little Closer to the Present

Smaller Random Bits from Steve's Mind
Oct 13 03:33
Permalink
Sad, but true. xkcd

Sad, but true. xkcd

Sep 22 02:43
Permalink
Sonic lighter app for the iPhone from Sonic Muie.

Sonic lighter app for the iPhone from Sonic Muie.

Jul 30 04:29
Permalink
» Orson Scott Card on Movies, Mama Mia and The Dark Knight

An excellent essay!

Jul 24 09:02
Permalink
Currently at OSCON 08!

Currently at OSCON 08!

Jul 24 08:58
Permalink

Poor, Sadly-Neglected TumbleLog...

Just looked at this again…must try to use it more (yup, it‘s a blog that belongs to me!)...

Apr 06 07:54
Permalink
“

Never be afraid to tell the world who you are.
— Anonymous
Mar 19 04:23
Permalink
“

Clarke’s three laws:

  1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
  2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
  1. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
— RIP Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008)
Mar 10 07:06
Permalink
DEXTRE, the Canadian Space Agency‘s latest contribution to the ISS. Very cool.

DEXTRE, the Canadian Space Agency‘s latest contribution to the ISS. Very cool.

Mar 04 09:30
Permalink
“

It‘s not a show stopper, but it certainly slows it down!
— The Raspyni Brothers
Feb 11 04:09
Permalink

Begging the Question

Found this this morning, which made me realise I was guilty of using this wrong, too.

In a nutshell, “begging the question” refers to a certain fallacy in syllogistic argument where the very thing you are trying to prove (your conclusion) is presupposed in the supporting argument (your premises). This is sometimes called “circular reasoning.”

Structurally:

  1. x implies y
  2. Assume x
  1. Therefore, y

More here.