Well, this is something like what we are doing in philosophy, rather than what people are doing when they come to know things. It's what some philosop...
I used to have this one: /uploads/resized/files/1x/0c8iekqd3bvutlly.jpg As you can see, it has a big scroll wheel surrounding a central ball. I config...
You were talking about scrolling with a trackpad, I mentioned I didn’t know what you were talking about cos I don’t use one, and you asked if my track...
I’ve never seen justified true belief described as a process before. It’s just an observation (in the Theaetetus) of what we often mean when we speak ...
Aberrant use of pontification. Otherwise, I have no idea what you’re talking about, having used a trackball since 2015, but I hope everything works ou...
This caught my attention, because in my line of work, to deploy is the same as to launch. But of course, that's not what it means. According to the Li...
But it's already part of the equation. The reason we say "nothing ventured nothing gained" so much is that, normally, the psychological balance lies i...
Koalas have 6 foot long appendixes but they're all way under 6 feet in height. It follows that all people with 14 inch appendixes are under 14 inches ...
A favourite of mine. If you like Titus Groan read the second book too. Gormenghast is just as good. In fact, the two books read as one. Regarding the ...
Back to goats. I like goats a lot and I'd keep some if I had land in a pleasant semi-rural setting. I'm impressed by their character and hardiness. I'...
It seems wrong to me to imprison a bird like that. Budgerigars should be in the wild, soaring majestically over the Andes, their piercing eyes scannin...
Keeping dogs and cats isn't inhumane if done right. Keeping guinea pigs is all right if you have a group of them, they have a garden to forage in duri...
I want a nickname. All my childhood friends had cruel and offensive nicknames, but for some reason I was always just called by my name. This made me f...
@"god must be atheist" started a philosophy of humour thread earlier today that you might be interested in: https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/...
A heartwarming story that completely failed to raise a chuckle, which left me disappointed but with warm feelings for humanity. 1850s. I wouldn't get ...
Whether Scottish soldiers wore kilts or tartan trews depends on the regiment and the time period. That photo was taken when I was just back from the C...
To be more charitable @"Christoffer", it might just be because the idea that "nasty politics is caused by bad education" (paraphrasing) is very dear t...
Education in Russia has some big problems, primarily funding. As the OECD overview I linked to says, "spending per student is still low, about half of...
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