Mandelbrot fractals provide a very compelling glimpse into the wonder of plotting mathematical formulae.
Play with zooming-in to a selected point of the plot (and zooming-out by clicking the outer margins) and free your mind to reveal the mysteries of the universe. This utility will zoom-in to the extent of your computer's ability to resolve. Keep in mind the original shape will grow to be larger than the known universe as you dive deeper into the abyss.
The Origin and Purpose of Evil by Vladimir Gelesnoff
In the perennial questionings of the human mind after the ways of God there are four typical forms of perplexity. The first and most common is the question of circumstances. The injustice and inequality that obtain, the unequal distribution of the blessings of life, the superabundance of prosperity which the few enjoy at the expense of the masses, give rise to the question, How can such a condition be tolerated in the dominions of a God of absolute justice a God that considers the poor, and is the friend of the fatherless and the widow? In addition to this strange condition of affairs there are times when the fates seem to array themselves against man. The varied factors which spin out the web of our existence seem to combine their efforts, and conspire to defeat individual effort. The convergence of circumstances in shaping unfavorable conditions at times results in tragic issues. Unbalanced by the strain of prolonged adversity, the mind loses all sense of proportion. Brooding over trouble, men forget the tempering influences that are ever at work, despair of life all round, and either seek to drown their sorrow in wine or escape it altogether by suicide. This aspect of perplexity is presented in Proverbs, "Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter in soul; let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Transporting Windmill Blades via railroad car sure makes for an awesome site. After watching 15 or 20 of these things go by I finally decided to get out the cell phone and record this event. Great entertainment for those fortunate enough to get stopped at the Oaklandon crossing this time!
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460 International Journal of Ethics.
"THE PROBLEM OF CONDUCT" : A CRITICISM.
When a philosopher boasts that he has riddled with con-
tradictions the scientific, moral and religious experiences of
mankind, one is forced to ask whether he has not after all been
firing at dummies. The principle of contradiction is doubtless
a valiant weapon; but sometimes "the engineer is hoist with
his own petard." Before we believe that science is vitiated
by error to an unknown degree, that morality is at root hypo-
crisy, and that religion "inevitably contains and rests upon an
element of 'make-believe,' " we must be assured that the meta-
physician is dealing with human experience and not with fig-
ments of his own elaboration.
In criticizing Mr. Taylor's book* I propose to ask two ques-
tions. I shall inquire how far on the one hand his theory gives
an adequate account of experience, and on the other how far
it is consistent with itself. If at any time I appear dogmatic
I ask indulgence. I have endeavored to attain clearness at all
costs. Sitting on the hedge suggests discomfort ; and although
a sprinkling of saving clauses appears more modest and is
perhaps more judicious, yet it tends to obscure the question at
issue. And this would be most undesirable. We cannot af-
ford to treat the problem of conduct like the Scottish minister
who exhorted his brethren to look certain difficulties in the
face and pass on : this question has got to be faced and an-
swered.
I propose first of all to give a short account of Mr. Taylor's
main line of argument. This is the more desirable inasmuch
as his essay contains much matter, interesting perhaps and
suggestive, but liable, like pianos and kitchen-ranges in a
mobile column, to distract attention and encumber movement.
After some general remarks on the nature of metaphysical
truth and scientific explanation, Mr. Taylor proceeds to attack
the school of moral philosophy associated with the name of
T. H. Green. His aim is to expose the fundamental fallacy in
every system of ethics, which regards it as a teleological sci-
ence in distinction from an empirical investigation. He as-
sails Green's contention that a theory of morals should be pre-
ceded by a metaphysical analysis of the nature of the self,
maintaining that the psychologist is competent to deal with
all the facts of morality. Finally he holds that the notion of
an eternal self-conscious principle is absurd, and could in no
case be of any value for the solution of the problem of con-
duct.
The ground being so far cleared, the roots of Ethics are
•discovered in the moral sentiments of mankind. Theories
about motives and obligation, conscience and freedom are rank
with popular confusions and fallacious metaphysics. In the
words of Paul Somerset "Right and Wrong are but figments
and the shadow of a word; but for all that, there are certain
things that I cannot do and there are certain others that I will
not stand." It is in the feelings or emotions of approval or
disapproval, with which men review past or anticipate future
actions, that the moralist must find the foundations of his sci-
ence. Beginning here the student of ethics will find his
groundwork almost completed. For the sentiments awakened
by different kinds of action are already embodied in the judg-
ments of the market-place, the pulpit, the club and the statute-
book. With these as his base the moralist may proceed to
give an historical account of the development of ethical feel-
ings and ideas; or else attempt to discover the main principle
or principles presupposed in the fluid masses of popular opin-
ion, and by their help to construct a consistent moral ideal.
After a short survey of the evolution of the conceptions of
obligation and responsibility, conscience and moral personality,
Mr. Taylor attacks the main problem of his essay.
I have been having fun with the BlogDogIt "Friends - Link Exchange" (over to the right there - in case you missed it.)[smiley:;)] I have made several friends and have hopefully generated some traffic for them. I also have them to thank for bringing visitors to BlogDogIt by virtue of their display of the "BlogDogIt Tag" on their site, as part of the "Throw BlogDogIt A Bone" initiative.
I was facing a delima in that I had several links posted in the link exchange simply because they contained links back to BlogDogIt while not actually displaying the "BlogDogItTag." I still want to promote those sites but I really feel that the "Friends - Link Exchange" needs to stay true to its intended purpose.
Today I completed what I think to be a fine solution: I call it "Friendly Ad Roller" and right now it is displayed in the upper left corner of every page. This feature displays a randomly selected link-back graphic to one of our friend's websites. The pool of ads contains the official link exchange participants as well as other folks that I would like to bring to your attention.
Scroll this Box for the full "Rotation" of available Ads.
Shining the spotlight on friends of BlogDogIt.com
If you would like your site in this spotlight - just ask.
If you wish to be removed - same deal.
I am often asked about my computer system and I like to brag that I utilize a quad-core. Pictured to the left is that system.
Core #1 - InfinitelyRemote
Core #2 - HAL
Core #3 - EVO
Core #4 - PracticalLightning
Also highlighted: A - External Hard Drive Farm, B - Dazzle Fusion Video Input Device, C - Sanyo 4Head-HiFi VCR, D - Removable Media Stacks.
HAL and EVO are running fully patched - up to the minute - Windows XP. InfinitelyRemote is running CentOS 6.4 and PracticalLightning is chugging along with Fedora 10 OS.
While many may scoff at the energy required to run these computers (in order to gain the benefit of such unsurpassed multitasking ability.) I will gladly suggest that these machines are not taking up land-fill space and continue to serve admirably, the chores they were designed and built to do. Total investment: Not very much [smiley:;)]
Come on in...
~ InfinitelyRemote has been hosting internet goodness since 2007 ~
It is a hobby site and exist solely for educational purposes. Must be 13 or older to join. See privacy statement for conditions.
yet another fine, fine product of MAdmike SOftware DOodles "The bit is mightier than the sword!"
It is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
For several years now I have been driving a "Flex Fuel" vehicle - which means it can run on different blends of gasoline and ethanol. In my area I have a choice to use either Regular Unleaded or E-85 (85% ethanol fuel and 15% gasoline by volume.) The E-85 is typically priced substantially lower than Regular gas but there is a trade-off in that E-85 does not deliver the same mileage as Regular.
When fuel prices climb higher, the lower price of E-85 looks all the more attractive. However, it is hard to decide at the pump whether the lower cost is worth it, vis-à-vis the reduced fuel economy. In order to make an intelligent decision as to which would be more cost effective, I dusted off my limited javascript skills to devise this gizmo that painlessly compares the two options in terms of cost per mile.
Of course, it is up to you to discover your relative miles-per-gallon for each type of fuel. Once you are armed with that information you can enter those into the form below (my values are automatically inserted but you can change them to your own), along with the price of one or the other type fuel. Click the "EQUATE" button to learn the break-even price for the other.
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Okay, clickbait title, you got me. Firefly Aerospace’s maiden launch of this rocket didn’t turn out so well, unfortunately. Here’s the explanation and analysis by Scott Manley — and if you like anything even remotely space-related, you need to be subscribed to him. Stay shiny, Jeff
This month actually marks the IBM 5160's 35th birthday, so why not show off my working (and pretty much complete) specimen. This is one of the later models: half-height floppy drive + ST-225 hard drive, 640K motherboard (fully populated), last BIOS revision (05/86). The latest date code on the chips is 8649, so this machine was made shortly before the XT was discontinued altogether. I received this from Trixter, truly a gentleman and a scholar, along with a separate box of stuff to round it out: an IBM PC/XT keyboard, a joystick, some software/games (including a boxed IBM PC-DOS 3.30), and the Guide to Operations. The machine itself is very well-equipped too, complete with an XT-CF adapter, an IBM CGA board, and a Sound Blaster Pro 2.0, but more about that in a bit.
Them All!
For several years now I have been driving a "Flex Fuel" vehicle - which means it can run on different blends of gasoline and ethanol. In my area I have a choice to use either Regular Unleaded or E-85 (85% ethanol fuel and 15% gasoline by volume.) The E-85 is typically priced substantially lower than Regular gas but there is a trade-off in that E-85 does not deliver the same mileage as Regular.
