One quick eye-related update
We went out to dinner this evening, and by the time we drove home it was twilight and all the cars had their headlights on.… Read More »One quick eye-related update
September 2011
New eye #1, after one week
Herewith an update on the progress of my lens replacement procedures. It’s now six days since the procedure; this time last week I was enjoying… Read More »New eye #1, after one week
First, the right eye…
Yesterday morning I had the first of two operations to replace the cataract-ridden lenses of my eyes with synthetic replacements. Everything went smoothly, and I… Read More »First, the right eye…
Countdown to cataract surgery
So I’ve started the countdown to my first cataract surgery. I wasn’t going to blog much about this, but I’ve found that although the web… Read More »Countdown to cataract surgery
Quote of the day: on proportionality
The amazing thing about this crisis is the extent to which suffering and responsibility are completely out of proportion with one another. If you think… Read More »Quote of the day: on proportionality
NoSQL at Yahoo!
One of my colleagues, P.P.S. Narayan (known to all as PPSN) is giving a talk next Thursday (September 22) on NoSQL storage services at Yahoo.… Read More »NoSQL at Yahoo!
More "Personal Incredulity"
Over at Camels with Hammers, Daniel demonstrated that the “Argument from Personal Incredulity” is not restricted to mysterians or theists. I tried to post this… Read More »More "Personal Incredulity"
Review: Ready Player One
Here’s my Amazon review of Ernest Cline’s “Ready Player One”: Simple Wonderful (five stars) The 80s were an interesting decade: the first personal computers, the… Read More »Review: Ready Player One
What leads to the Argument From Personal Incredulity?
I just finished reading the slim account of a debate between Dan Dennett and Alvin Plantinga, entitled “Science and Religion: Are They Compatible?”. Dennett’s conclusion… Read More »What leads to the Argument From Personal Incredulity?