http://www.puredoxyk.com "My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music." - Vladimir Nabokov Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:28:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to the Global Mammal Assessment, one in four mammal species on Earth faces extinction.Anybody else thinking there's a huuuuuuge "oops" in our future? http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2008/10/06/ruh-roh/ In the mood for a good conspiracy?  How about the story of a CEO who tried to warn Wall Street years ago about the terrible risks of naked short-selling (basically the behavior that caused the current fubar), and was rewarded with a slew of falsified Wikipedia entries and other fabricated ... http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2008/10/06/just-because-youre-paranoid/ Hey yo.  Sorry about the intermittent postings; things are markedly crazy here.  My house is being worked on (largely by me), we're adding another person to the household mix (for awesome and exciting reasons), and the clock is ticking on the countdown to Starting Me Own Business.  (Once that's happened, ... http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2008/10/06/a-lack-of-a-fear-of-failure/ This is what happens when I get any sort of free time or freed-up mental processing units...semi-sincere apologies in advance...!   Philosopher's BoomDeYaDa I love philosophy I love analogies I love the arguments I love the fallacies I love the whole world And how it won't make sense; Boom-de-ya-da, boom-de-ya-da, boom-de-ya-da, boom-de-ya-da I love the dead white guys I love how ... http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2008/10/03/things-that-are-more-fun-for-me-to-do-than-for-you-to-read-probably/ Okay, here's a good one:  What's your favorite thought experiment?You get bonus points if it has a funny name.  ;)(I'll tell mine later.) http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2008/10/03/favorite-neural-artifacts-time/