Comments for Jonathan Stray http://jonathanstray.com wanderings in a world too big for reason Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:09:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Are They Right? by Equivocality » Blog Archive » Writing about Curiosity http://jonathanstray.com/are-they-right#comment-185 Equivocality » Blog Archive » Writing about Curiosity Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:40:42 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=152#comment-185 [...] My fascination with curiosity runs to knowledge and belief generally. In the past few months I have written a piece about trying to understand why we believe what we believe, I was plunged headfirst into the debate with an ambitious little snot of a web-startup wannabe millionaire. Running through the arguments in great detail I was forced to ask the very pertinent question, why do I believe that global warming is real, and man-made, and a serious problem? (more) [...] [...] My fascination with curiosity runs to knowledge and belief generally. In the past few months I have written a piece about trying to understand why we believe what we believe, I was plunged headfirst into the debate with an ambitious little snot of a web-startup wannabe millionaire. Running through the arguments in great detail I was forced to ask the very pertinent question, why do I believe that global warming is real, and man-made, and a serious problem? (more) [...]

]]> Comment on What do you Edit on Wikipedia? by Equivocality » Blog Archive » Writing about Curiosity http://jonathanstray.com/what-do-you-edit-on-wikipedia#comment-184 Equivocality » Blog Archive » Writing about Curiosity Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:06:40 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=161#comment-184 [...] I did too. Curiosity fascinates me. The wikipedia entry noted that it is “the fuel that drives science”, but I felt that was unfair. As if science is the only thing we want to know! I had to add that curiosity is the thing that makes us want to know anything at all; perhaps it’s an external form of creativity. Wikipedia is, of course, the best plaything for the curious since the invention of writing, and I have often been curious about it. When you edit Wikipedia, what do you write about? Did you sit in the front row or the back row as a child? Did you grow up on science fiction, were you an activist in college? Did no one understand you, or have you always been perfectly normal? … Who was that one person in your life who was once patient enough to give you their best answer, over and over, to your plaintive “why?” (more) [...] [...] I did too. Curiosity fascinates me. The wikipedia entry noted that it is “the fuel that drives science”, but I felt that was unfair. As if science is the only thing we want to know! I had to add that curiosity is the thing that makes us want to know anything at all; perhaps it’s an external form of creativity. Wikipedia is, of course, the best plaything for the curious since the invention of writing, and I have often been curious about it. When you edit Wikipedia, what do you write about? Did you sit in the front row or the back row as a child? Did you grow up on science fiction, were you an activist in college? Did no one understand you, or have you always been perfectly normal? … Who was that one person in your life who was once patient enough to give you their best answer, over and over, to your plaintive “why?” (more) [...]

]]> Comment on Bike Hero: A Critical Review by HeatherLyn/Brody http://jonathanstray.com/bike-hero-a-critical-review#comment-181 HeatherLyn/Brody Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:56:16 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=151#comment-181 I just read a pretty awesome book called "Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity" by Anne Elizabeth Moore. It dealt with a lot of this same stuff, and it's a good read. You can borrow it if you want! (Amazon link to book) http://tr.im/2k9k HeatherLyn/Brody/whoever I just read a pretty awesome book called “Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity” by Anne Elizabeth Moore. It dealt with a lot of this same stuff, and it’s a good read. You can borrow it if you want!

(Amazon link to book) http://tr.im/2k9k

HeatherLyn/Brody/whoever

]]> Comment on How the Internet Can Fail by Posts about Google as of December 13, 2008 | The Lessnau Lounge http://jonathanstray.com/how-the-internet-can-fail#comment-170 Posts about Google as of December 13, 2008 | The Lessnau Lounge Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:30:37 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=154#comment-170 [...] start to worry. They’ve just written an article like a day ago and now they read Google knocks How the Internet Can Fail - jonathanstray.com 12/13/2008 When television is good, nothing — not the theater, not the [...] [...] start to worry. They’ve just written an article like a day ago and now they read Google knocks How the Internet Can Fail - jonathanstray.com 12/13/2008 When television is good, nothing — not the theater, not the [...]

]]> Comment on How To End Poverty by Starchy http://jonathanstray.com/how-to-end-poverty#comment-169 Starchy Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:59:27 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=153#comment-169 Two points of clarification: http://www.endpoverty2015.org/ also appears to be directly connected to Sachs, and very little of what he talks about in the top links has much to do with economics directly. Two points of clarification: http://www.endpoverty2015.org/ also appears to be directly connected to Sachs, and very little of what he talks about in the top links has much to do with economics directly.

]]> Comment on How To End Poverty by Starchy http://jonathanstray.com/how-to-end-poverty#comment-168 Starchy Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:54:09 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=153#comment-168 Well, it certainly turns up some of the most <i>popular</i> thoughts very quickly -- I hope there's some good overlap there with the best ideas and most carefully argued opinions. It's also worth noting that the fact that we're A. searching in English and B. searching online will lend a hand to primarily free-market based ideas (NB four of the top five results are by or about Jeffrey Sachs, and the other focuses on removing free trade barriers to Africa). I like the looks of http://www.endpoverty2015.org/, the first result that isn't obviously in lockstep, which shows up at the top of page two. In other words, do search, but also be sure to dig a little when you get the results. Popularity with Google != consensus. Well, it certainly turns up some of the most popular thoughts very quickly — I hope there’s some good overlap there with the best ideas and most carefully argued opinions. It’s also worth noting that the fact that we’re A. searching in English and B. searching online will lend a hand to primarily free-market based ideas (NB four of the top five results are by or about Jeffrey Sachs, and the other focuses on removing free trade barriers to Africa). I like the looks of http://www.endpoverty2015.org/, the first result that isn’t obviously in lockstep, which shows up at the top of page two.

In other words, do search, but also be sure to dig a little when you get the results. Popularity with Google != consensus.

]]> Comment on World Toilet Day by Jonathan Stray http://jonathanstray.com/world-toilet-day#comment-148 Jonathan Stray Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:34:33 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=123#comment-148 Wow. That's an interpretation of World Toilet Day I hadn't thought of. Wow. That’s an interpretation of World Toilet Day I hadn’t thought of.

]]> Comment on World Toilet Day by Lil* http://jonathanstray.com/world-toilet-day#comment-147 Lil* Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:26:53 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=123#comment-147 *gg* the world toilett day was also highly celebrated by a lot of german toiletslaves. I am not sure if this is a real german invention, but for some reason a lot of guys seek for beeing used as a so called human toilets, which is really comfortable and watersaving, as soon as one can deal with this feeling of disgust... For sure not a service everybody can offer. *gg* the world toilett day was also highly celebrated by a lot of german toiletslaves.
I am not sure if this is a real german invention, but for some reason a lot of guys seek for beeing used as a so called human toilets, which is really comfortable and watersaving, as soon as one can deal with this feeling of disgust…
For sure not a service everybody can offer.

]]> Comment on A Dozen Things You Notice About The Developing World by Seralathan http://jonathanstray.com/ten-things-you-notice-about-the-developing-world#comment-145 Seralathan Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:56:20 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=114#comment-145 Today is <a href="http://www.snugd.com/2008/11/19/world-toilet-day/" rel="nofollow">world toilet day</a> addressing one of the unnoticed problem in the poor countries. Today is world toilet day addressing one of the unnoticed problem in the poor countries.

]]> Comment on Teenage Political Addiction by Nina Rawkstah http://jonathanstray.com/teenage-political-addiction#comment-111 Nina Rawkstah Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:34:36 +0000 http://jonathanstray.com/?p=104#comment-111 I'm keen on the 'muzzler', I’m keen on the ‘muzzler’,

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