Month: September 2007
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IJTC Update
Having formally started inviting individual speakers for the ITJC last week we have been absolutely amazed at the response. What seemed as one of the major challenges for us upfront, has really turned out to be a nice surprise! The response has been fantastic and our speaker slots are filling up quickly, with presentations on […]
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On the crapness of classical philosophy
Paul Graham has written an interesting essay where he proposes that classical philosophy has failed in its purpose because of its approach. Rather than playing mental word games hoping to come to general truths, a la Aristotle, we should start with small truths and and make them more general. Best of all anyone can do […]
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The Dublin JUG is gone from Meetup.com… to Dubjug.org!
I just stepped down as organizer of the Dublin JUG on meetup.com, thereby setting it on a path to automatic deletion. It has been a great trip, and I hope that the JUG will continue to receive the same sort of support as we move to our new home at dubjug.org I’m feeling kind of […]