Category Archives: Technology
A Windmill in Malta
(photographed on a visit to Buskett Gardens in Malta)
Celebrations at NASA
This is what 2.5 billion $ get you at NASA: a room full of people hugging each other. And for that, you don’t even get cigars which used to be part of any proper NASA celebration.
Without a satellite dish, it would be beautiful.
Lithuanian houses could be so beautiful, if only their owners would refrain from putting up satellite dishes. (seen and photographed in Trakai) (seen and photographed in Užupis in Vilnius where people put up even stranger objects on the roof)
Windows 8
I really don’t understand the hype about Windows 8. I already use Windows 95. According to my calculation, I am 87 versions ahead.
My Conversation with Artificial Intelligence
Regular readers will know of my scepticism towards technology and especially of its permeation into all aspects of our lives. But from time to time, I will give technology a chance. This time, I have put Artificial Intelligence (AI) to … Continue reading
Putting the real Apple into your Computer
Some technological advances make me shake my head with incredulity. After I have painfully learnt that some people talk about their computer when they talk about an “Apple”, they could now be referring to the real fruit after all: A … Continue reading
The Psychological Continuity Account
After I already published the first essay that I wrote for my MA Philosophy course at the Open University, I can now add the second essay after it has been graded and returned. This one tries to answer the question “What is … Continue reading
Print is King
I have some information stored on 3.5-inch discs, but I can’t find a computer that still has a slot for these floppy discs. With my old phone, I had taken some cool photos, but I can’t retrieve them because I … Continue reading
Assessing the risk of nuclear technology
The nuclear industry is keen on coming up with probabilistic risk assessments that show that a serious accident at a nuclear power plant can only happen every 20,000 years or so (admittedly this number is from a somewhat outdated report … Continue reading
Why I don’t answer the phone
A warning to everyone: I don’t like it when you call or e-mail me and your first sentence is “Why didn’t you answer your phone?” Even if it’s not posed as a question but as a statement (“You didn’t answer … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 