Brighter Evening

We usually take base 10 as being the natural way to look at numbers but is it? How are other types of numbers used in measurement units?...

We discuss the simulation hypothesis - the idea that our percieved universe may be the simulation of a more advanced version of ourselves. We look at some of the evidence for and a...

I tried the famous Popeye's chicken sandwich and share my thoughts and reaction....

We reflect on the tremendous growth in capability in two key categories of technology. We try to put this growth into perspective by looking at how we have reduced costs while impr...

In having discussions about difficult topics, people often shut down conversation though the use of a logical fallacy. We discus a few of the ones that I often see....

If you could travel back in time without worrying what your changes would cause, how could you improve the world?...

We've lost a future that promised greater capability as computers became ubiquitous. While computers are better, faster, easier and cheaper than ever, something has gone wrong. Loo...

We've lost a future that promised greater capability as computers became ubiquitous. While computers are better, faster, easier and cheaper than ever, something has gone wrong. We ...

At the end of the 90's, the DMCA was passed and a program called DeCSS was released. DeCSS decrypted region-encoded DVD's to allow copying and as well as playback in region other t...

We explore the history of some common appetizers/snacks....

We explore the idea of permanence vs the human timescale. We talk about what it takes to have a permanent, or at least long-lived, effect on the world....

I share my experiences with various regional sodas....