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How to Build a Computer Model of God
Like most people, questions about the existence of God and all things spiritual plague me frequently. I want to believe in such things, especially when it comes to continuity of my consciousness. I don’t like the idea of disappearing when I die. I … Continue reading
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Entangled
As humans, we have two kinds of currency to spend at our leisure. The first is given to us at birth, a sum stored in a bank vault with a number on it, but we are never told what the … Continue reading
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The Modern Industrial Slave Complex, or, Complete Entanglement
I often feel like a slave in the modern world. A machine repeatedly doing slightly different tasks. When visualizing how life makes me feel, I often visualize a large number of soft velvet ties pulling me down with increasing pressure. … Continue reading
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The Mundane Existence
When I was a child, I used to wonder why adults seemed so foolish. I would look around and wonder why adults did things that were so incomprehensible. Why did they do the same things every day, even though it … Continue reading
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Building Blocks of Startup Success – Authenticity
Something really rubs me the wrong way about the business of software conference. I can’t quite put my finger on it – something about the whole thing just feels wrong to me, which is (only partly) why I don’t go. … Continue reading
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Creative SoundBlaster ExtremeMusic Static issue with Windows 64 bit
Just as a service to anyone who might hit this issue. Upgrading to Windows 7 can sometimes cause static to erupt on speakers when using a creative card. I found some working drivers, but can no longer find the original … Continue reading
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How To Improve Website Performance (With Drupal, PHP, MySQL and Apache)
Recently, when my new website security scanning startup site launched, I was inundated with traffic – receiving several thousand hits in the space of a few hours. Coupled with several website security scans my site was running, and the load … Continue reading
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New Business Launched – Golem Technologies
After many months of work, I have finally officially launched Golem Technologies, a website and web application security scanning SAAS application. This is designed to be the world’s easiest security scanner, offering one click scanning (only enter a URL and … Continue reading
5 Tips for Starting a New Job
In my last post, discussing how to reduce stress related to work, I mentioned that I have recently been offered a promotion, which brings with it a host of new challenges and opportunities. Along with the positive, comes a lot … Continue reading
Dealing with Stress in Your Small Business Startup
Lately, I have been feeling overly stressed. A number of good things have been happening to me, but along with those good things comes stress. Recently, my company offered me a promotion, which brings with it a host of new … Continue reading