I just ported a page over I created last year on Willisdomain — one which reflects further steps on a spiritual journey. See http://www.waynegwillis.com/new-earth. I wanted to preserve it, as I still think it’s important. I had to stick it on a separate “page” — it won’t fit in this column.
Maybe I’ll have a chance to revisit those ideas again, on Kauai next week.
A perfect location for such reflection.
I’m a big fan of Nicky Case’s work. She is a hard-to-describe creator, making online simulations, zines, tools (e.g., Nutshell – a tool to make expandable explanations), simulators, etc.) as well as giving talks, offering YouTubes, etc. She created a few things that addressed, in a brilliant synthesis of available cognitive science on the question,…
California recently passed the point where Caucasians were a majority. We are now only a plurality. On walks in the park, you are likely to hear people pass, chattering with each other in langauges other than English. Spanish, of course. But frequently Chinese, Russian, undetermined Slavic-sounding languages and, around our neighborhood, Japanese. Further…
I recently got to spend some time with my sister, Diane — first at a wedding, then on a long, 8-hour drive to her home and then for a short visit with her and her son, Tim. I also met her boyfriend, David, who asked about me about growing up with Diane. I gave my…
When Max, Heather and I were visiting Blacksburg, VA to attend Devin Cass’ wedding, we walked around the Virginia Tech campus and noticed how impressive it was. We also noticed how crazy everyone was about the “Hokie Bird” mascot. They are everywhere! So, after we found out that a “Hokie” is a type of…
When I went to the Computer History Museum last month to see President Levin update the local Yale alumni on the “state of the university,” we got a quick tour of the Babbage Engine, which is reputed to be the first programmable calculator. Pretty impressive. [youtube width=”640″ height=”500″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VCNLqRtsgk[/youtube] A view of the Babbage Engine from…
I had to go into San Francisco for several meetings, so I took Caltrain’s “Baby Bullet” in, happily using the 58 minute ride to type up my notes from the previous evening’s SVASE meeting. (I’ll post those notes onto Nodal Partners when they are ready.) I walked over to South Park for coffee with David…
