"But if we take the metaphor at face value, it makes more sense to me to think of the universe as a calculation rather than as a computer."

More software than hardware? A virtual machine blurs the lines between the two.

It was an eleven hour work day, and I've been unwinding with some Civ4 ( Read more... )

Sometimes worrying about an upcoming stressful event is worse than the event itself ( Read more... )

I like the subject matter, author credentials, and also the additional methods of content control

Random article.

Edit: Cool - if a link appears in green, then the curator for the topic is up for vote.

For those that are afraid of Google, now there's this. Now that's creative.

to the bottom. Of course . . if they . . . had . . . better advertising . . .maybe it would all just work out.

Non sequitur, I know, and I hate commercials, but I loved my commodore.

Ahh, electronic beam steering . . . reminds me of those PAVE PAWS days.

Why not? I was feeling lucky.

The mind will still see patterns . . .

Which is preferable, choosing to forget, or deciding not to remember?

Look at the latest advances in wetware. Ponder the difference between simulation and experience.