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7 Bridges of Königsberg
*Mathematicians: taking all the fun out of an evening stroll in Königsberg since 1735.* Only five of the famous seven bridges of Königsberg remain today. There was a traditional puzzle, in the town of Königsberg, to try and walk around the town in such a way that you crossed ea…
A Simple Puzzle
A group of Explorers are traversing a system of Caves when they find a Treasure. In accordance with an agreement that they signed before entering the cave, the Treasure must be divided fairly between them, in such a way that they are each satisfied that they will derive equivalen…
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
"Cognitive Behavioral Therapy" is the major school of thought for assisting with Mental Health and Fitness in the world today. It arose out of the work of Aaron T Beck and, in terms of ancient philosophy it has some connection to the Stoics. The block-buster mega hit New York T…
Come Back, All Is Forgiven
Analyzing a joke is like dissecting a frog, in the end they both die. —Woody Allen Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. —Martin Mull Against all good advice, I plan to dissect every lyric in Custard's 2015 album, "Come Back, All Is Forgiven". I don't intend t…
Conway's Game of Life
The so-called 'Game of Life' (or simply 'Life' as it is known by aficionados) is not the popular board game from the 1980's, but rather a simple set of rules that gives rise to a lot of curious and fascinating behaviour. ↑ Not this one, this one! ↓ The Game of Life is 'played' …
Dilemma
Ethics Man Did What Had To Be Done —Darkside A dilemma (Di - Lemma, meaning "two" lemmas) is a choice between two lemmas. Which lemma do you prefer? This lemma or that lemma? To understand dilemma then, we have to understand "lemma." What precisely is a lemma? It's not quite …
Esoteric Programming Concepts
Nonsense is nonsense. But the study of nonsense? That is a science. —Saul Lieberman | _) _ \ __| _ \ __| _ \ __| | __| _` | __/ \__ \ ( | | __/ | | ( ( | \___| ____/ \___/ \__| \___| _| _| \___| \__,_| From ἐσωτερικός — esōterikós — "belonging to an inner circle".... —(B…
Insomnia (and its cures)
From the Latin "somnis," sleep, and the Latin prefix "in," not, the word means an inability to sleep, specifically difficulty getting to sleep and difficulty staying asleep. Insomnia, and poor sleep patterns can bring down your entire life. Sleep deprivation is a terrible thing.…
Istigkeit
The finger that points to the moon is not the moon The German word Istigkeit translates as "Isness" What "is" isness? I'll get to that in a moment. Let's talk for a moment about Relational Frame Theory, and the unique characteristics of human intelligence. Humans, us, we k…
Red String
What is the connection between these three things? - A Chinese legend of an invisible cord tied around the ankle that connects those who are destined to meet. - Kabbalist belief that a thin scrap of woolen thread can be worn to ward off misfortune brought about by the evil eye. -…
Unbounded Recursion
Please see Unbounded Recursion (Alternatively see Recursion where you can learn about applying bounds to your recursion, or detecting cycles in referential data structures) there is no general method to determine whether a given program will ever halt or will run forever; this …
What Happened in 'Something Happened'
"Something Happened" is Joseph Heller's second book. His first book was "Catch 22" which has often been called the greatest book of the 20th Century, while "Something Happened" is a much less likeable book, a thoroughly unenjoyable book, a well-crafted work of art, hard to put do…
Whistle Blowing
There Are No Official Channels for Whistle Blowers. I'm not a whistle blower, and I never intend to become one. But I want to state something very obvious about the nature of whistle blowing. This is a whistle. When you blow into it, sound is blasted in every direction. It isn…
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