“I Am Legend” and the Psychology of Horror.

31Dec07

“Its ****** terrifying!” meowed my sister in law as I asked her if she found the movie as scary as I did.
“I Am Legend” is a good metaphor for things political and psychological. Its poor CGI doesn’t get too much in the way of a very good performance by Will Smith. I’ll discuss my personal [...]

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biodiversity

29Dec07

Was thinking about writing this essay that I’ve never gotten around to doing. I think it’ll be richer now that I have a year’s worth of anarchistic thought to mix with my background in biology and computer science.
The basic idea to wrestle with is this: Can we draw any conclusions from the propensity for evolution [...]

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Something Subtle needs exploring…

27Dec07

As is almost always the case, I need to start with the evidence lest I forget it, then get into the theory and explanation. My impulse is to try the reverse. But here I go again…….
I am going to my father’s for dinner tonight. He just called and invited me, and I’ve been looking for [...]

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On Civility

27Dec07

A friend of mine was writing over at Liberating Minds (LiMi) about the interplay of technology and civility. It got me thinking about what the hell civility is anyways? Why do we have it? What biological, social, and psychological purposes does it serve? How is it formed in a person, how is it ‘enforced’. You [...]

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Why is wordpress so slow?

27Dec07

Oooh, on the fly stuff. Meh. But I’ll give it a day or two. I’m looking for a home for my writing. I write on Greatest Journal, various internet forums, in word docs, and a few other places. Looking to collate and categorize, and provide a platform for future writing all-in-one place-ness.

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Hello world!

27Dec07

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!

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