The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the University of Toronto have launched new initiatives to support and focus philosophical research on various aspects of artificial intelligence (AI). Eduardo Paolozzi, “Perception through Impressions” from The Conditional Probability Machine The...

I started in week 40 with writing a list of five good things for each week, inspired by the #3goodthings I post almost every day (I want every day, but sometimes I forget hehehe) Then I jumped in to write this post just now, and wrote joyful instead of good, and thought to myself: that’s pretty on-brand for me, as I...

Sigo vivo. Sé que llevo un mes y medio sin pasarme por aquí y sin casi actividad en Mastodon. No ha pasado nada malo, por suerte. Ya sabéis que septiembre es un mes que me resulta bastante complicado gestionar porque estoy involucrado en muchos asuntos, y aunque este año ha sido más relajado he tenido igualmente la...

Beware: spoilers for a couple of minor plot holes, a twist that annoyed me, and potential queerbaiting. Since I first saw the trailer below 1, I wanted this movie to do really, really well. Women! Working together! Pulling off a complicated, high class heist! What on Earth is there not to like? I have watched this...

If you’ve noticed, I’ve started writing exclusively in English, and the blog has been translated into English. There’s still a lot left to translate, but I’ll get it done, bit by bit. I’ve set up another, simpler blogging platform - simpler in terms of features and code. This current platform is quite bloated, and...

I’m emerging from a few months of doing things, art workshops, childcare, days out and other such activities that are easier done than documented. It seems odd to write about this as the leaves outside are already orange and yellow and the cold weather forces me to wrap myself up thoroughly in a cardigan, but here...

Above you see the nice li’l machine that has a nice SAS card that I’m using for my /dvd RAID (that, confusingly enough, has more ripped blurays than ripped DVDs now). Here’s the major, incredibly important problem: If there’s been a power outage (for instance, because I’ve had an electrician in to do something), the...

The less said about the week leading up to the weekend, the better. Things did massively improve once Saturday was around. A lot of good company, food and drink, what more does one need? (Maybe a coffee. I just got up. And that’s why this one is very short.) Reply by email

Hoy termina el evento del Salón Mundial del Automóvil en Paris. Un lugar donde empresas de todo el mundo presentan sus nuevos modelos de automóviles que saldrán a mercados o prototipos de estos que sirvan como base para la próxima generación. Es una puesta en escena, donde toda empresa de automóvil debería estar...

From afar, the R train subway entrance at the northwest corner 77th Street and Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge doesn’t warrant a second glance. It looks like any other street-level entryway, with the Helvetica signage, the concrete staircase, and the no-slip step tread at the top of the stairs. But look closer, and some...

We have been in a stretch of perfect autumnal weather: chilly nights, clear days, before the time change so we still have plenty of time to enjoy this perfect October time. As I drove down the Cumberland Highway on Saturday, I was struck by how many small towns had piled pumpkins around the "Welcome to ______ "...